Everton fans in the Football Transfer Tavern hope they can cling on to their big striker after the Sun (subscription required) revealed that Atletico Madrid could potentially be interested in signing Romelu Lukaku.
The reports have been fuelled because Atleti’s current target man, Mario Mandzukic, is being linked with a move away to Wolfsburg.
This means that Diego Simeone is on the prowl for another striker to fill the boots of the Croatian, who has made a big impact at the Vicente Calderon.
And Everton’s youngster is now at the top of their shopping list, but Everton will be keen to make a profit after splashing £28m on him last summer.
Atleti have always been big fans of the 21-year-old ever since he broke onto the scene in England and when Diego Costa moved to Stamford Bridge, they tried doing a swap deal, which included Lukaku.
