Dwight Yorke has advised Manchester United to sign Romelu Lukaku on loan in the summer, due to a “priceless” quality he possesses.
Lukaku is on loan at Roma from Chelsea and the Serie A club do not have a purchase option, meaning he is currently set to return to Stamford Bridge at the end of the season. Yorke, though, has urged United to strike a deal to bring the Belgium international back, having had him under their employment between 2017 and 2019, as a more senior alternative to Rasmus Hojlund, who has scored seven Premier League goals this term.
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Yorke believes United could “compete with the best” if they secure Lukaku’s signature again, as he told OLBG: “Romelu Lukaku is absolutely still good enough to play for a top-six club. I think Man Utd or Tottenham should take Lukaku on a short-term loan deal and agree to pay a certain amount of his wages. As much as people say about Lukaku, he has a very impressive goalscoring record and he doesn’t get as much credit as he deserves.
“If you have a fired-up Lukaku who wants to play for you, he’s a match-winner and a handful for any opponent in the world. Man United have invested heavily in Rasmus Hojlund, but if you want to compete with the best then Lukaku is that player who can score 15 to 20 goals in a season, which is priceless and hard to find in today’s game. Lukaku is still only 30 years old and a proven goalscorer, I think whoever gets him on a short loan deal will have done good and subtle business.”
Lukaku has been in strong form since joining Roma and has scored 18 goals in 36 games in all competitions this season. During his time with United, he scored 42 goals in 96 games, but was sold to Inter Milan in 2019 for a fee of £73 million ($93m).
Lukaku will next be in action for Roma against Brighton in the Europa League on Thursday. Manchester United’s next fixture comes against Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Sunday.
