Everton set to sign Chelsea's Lukaku

Everton are close to signing Belgian World Cup striker Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea on a permanent deal. 

Lukaku, 21, scored 16 goals on loan at Everton last season as the club finished fifth and qualified for Europe for the first time in five years.

The frontman, who joined Chelsea from Anderlecht for £18m in August 2011, tweeted: "Time to write a new chapter."

Lukaku spent the 2012-13 season on loan at West Brom and played only 15 times in all competitions for Chelsea.

Romelu Lukaku's English career statistics
Team	League matches	League goals
Everton	31	15
West Brom	35	17
Chelsea	10	0

He scored 17 goals in 38 games for the Baggies, as the West Midlands club recorded their highest ever Premier League finish of eighth.

Then last season, his performances for Everton earned Lukaku a place in Marc Wilmots's Belgium squad for the 2014 World Cup.

He made four appearances in Brazil, scoring one goal, as Belgium exited in the quarter-finals following a 1-0 loss to Argentina.

Chelsea have signed two strikers, and let two go, this summer before Lukaku's move.

Diego Costa, 25, moved for £32m from Atletico Madrid and club legend Didier Drogba, 36, rejoined on a free transfer. Samuel Eto'o was released and Demba Ba was sold to Besiktas for £4.7m.