Lukaku stuns United with training trip to Anderlecht
ROMELU LUKAKU has risked embarrassing Manchester United for the second time in a matter of days after he trained with his old club Anderlecht yesterday. United maintain that Lukaku has been unable to train properly this summer due to an ankle injury that has forced the unsettled Belgium striker to miss all six pre-season games. However Lukaku, whoo is set to join Inter Milan n or Juventus, took advantage of a day off to return to Brussels and join in a full work-out with the club’s Under 18s. It is understood that he only informed Anderlecht yesterday y morning after contacting their youthteam hinvesti coach Mo Ouahbi who also put him through an individual session. United declined to comment when asked if their £75million striker had permission to train with another club when supposedly injured, confirming only that the players were on a day off. But they appeared to be caught out by Lukaku’s session at the Neerpede complex after pictures emerged of him wearing Anderlecht’s purple kit supplied by Joma. That in itself is awkward considering United are paid £75m a year for their stars to wear Adidas kit. It is the second time in four days that Lukaku has placed United in a difficult position after posting confidential stats from a sprint session to prove that he is one of the club’s quickest players. Meanwhile, United areinvesting almost £150m in HarryHarr Maguire. The 26year-yeold sealed an £80m8 switch from LeicesterL yesterday, penning a six-year contract with the optiono of an additionala season. TheTh defender will earnear in the region of £190190,000 a week during what is the longest deal ever signed at Old Trafford. ‘When Manchester United come knocking on your door it is an incredible opportunity,’ said Maguire. ‘It’s clear to see Ole is building a team to win trophies.’ ‘Harry is one of the best centre backs in the game today,’ said manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (above). ‘I can see he will fit well into this group both on and off the pitch.’