Everton striker Romelu Lukaku coy over Chelsea transfer interest amid Diego Costa uncertainty

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James Benge19 January 2017

Everton striker Romelu Lukaku insists he is not currently considering Chelsea's interest in bringing him back to Stamford Bridge.

Standard Sport understands that the 23-year-old striker and Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata are Chelsea’s two most likely targets should Diego Costa leave in the summer after his spat over an £80million move to China next week.

Lukaku, who left Chelsea for Everton in a club record £28m deal in 2014, was courted heavily by Chelsea in the summer, when the Blues were prepared to pay £67m for his services.

Though the Belgian international is expected to put pen to paper on a new contract worth over £100,000-a-week at Everton, his agent Mino Raiola warned that Lukaku may still consider a move in the summer as he aspires to play in the Champions League.

“At the moment, I'm just focused on the season,” Lukaku told talkSPORT.

“I'm not reading anything about it, I'm just focused with the team and whatever you guys write is whatever you write.”

Standard Sport reported on Tuesday that Lukaku still dreams of proving himself at Stamford Bridge, where he believes he has unfinished business after starting just one league game during three years with Chelsea.

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