ROMELU LUKAKU is set to leave Everton this summer after refusing to sign a new contract at Goodison Park.
The Belgian hotshot has turned down a £130,000-a-week contract which is set to spark a mass scramble for his signature from a host of European giants.
The Toffees could demand in the region of £70million for their star asset knowing only a handful of clubs would be able to stump up the cash.
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Lukaku has intentions of playing Champions League football but where could he be plying his trade next season? SunSport runs the rule.
Chelsea
Lukaku has been heavily linked with a move back to his former club in the summer and Antonio Conte will be handed a huge boost with the latest revelation.
The 23-year-old feels like he has unfinished business at Stamford Bridge having made just one Premier League start for the Blues before his permanent switch to the Toffees.
His move could depend on the future of Diego Costa who has been linked with a huge money switch to China.
And if the Spaniard does end up playing his football elsewhere next season, then expect Chelsea to go all out for Lukaku.
Likelihood rating: 4/5
Manchester United
Like Chelsea, United have concerns of their own when it comes to a regular striker to lead the line.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has done the business this season but his contract is up in the summer and question marks remain whether he will pen the extra year on offer to stay at Old Trafford.
With Ibrahimovic turning 36 next birthday, boss Jose Mourinho will also be looking to build for the future and may see Lukaku as being a part of that.
However Mourinho has already cast Lukaku off during his time at Chelsea.
Wayne Rooney looks braced to leave the club meaning Mourinho will be left short of attacking options with youngster Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial up front.
But Manchester United will need to secure Champions League football to go up against their rivals.
Likelihood rating: 3/5
Real Madrid
The lure of playing for Real Madrid has proven too much for a number of Premier League stars in the past.
And it may prove irresistible once again for Lukaku should Zinedine Zidane move for the Everton ace.
Lukaku's super-agent Mino Raiola has already claimed that Real Madrid are just one of few European clubs who could afford to spend big on the 23-year-old.
Madrid summer signing Alvaro Morata is currently unhappy with the lack of first-team football at the Bernabeu and Karim Benzema isn't getting any younger.
Likelihood rating: 3/5
Paris Saint-Germain
Another European giant with the cash available to sign Lukaku and reportedly had previous intentions to sign the powerhouse.
The French giants already boast a world class striker in Edinson Cavani and his resurgence in form this season - scoring 35 in both Ligue 1 and Champions League - will surely leave manager Unai Emery questioning whether the French giants need to splash out on a rival forward.
Likelihood rating: 2/5
Tottenham
Small rumblings have been made that Tottenham want to sign Lukaku this summer as boss Mauricio Pochettino aims to build a squad capable of taking on Europe's best.
But serious question marks would be raised whether notoriously tough negotiator and owner Daniel Levy would be willing to fork out in a region of £70million for the Everton star, especially as they already have Harry Kane as first-choice.
Kane and Lukaku could form a lethal partnership if they can get it together on the pitch, but the transfer still remains unlikely.
Likelihood rating: 1/5
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