Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has joked that he is behind Romelu Lukaku s reported decision to turn down a new contract with Everton.
Lukaku s current contract runs until June 2019 and Everton manager Ronald Koeman had said that the Belgian international was close to signing a long-term extension to his deal at Goodison Park.
However, widespread reports on Tuesday suggested that Lukaku has turned down an offer from Everton as we wants a move to a Champions League club next season.
Carragher recently met with Lukaku for a television interview at Finch Farm and later responded to reports that the 23-year-old s new deal had fallen through.
Carragher, who donned the colours of his the Reds rivals for the interview, tweeted: I knew putting the Everton training kit on and going to the training ground to have a word with him would be worth it!
I knew putting the Everton training kit on going to the training ground to have a word with him would be worth it!
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23)
The player s agent, Mini Raiola, had previously said that 99.9 per cent of Lukaku s new deal had been agreed, but the club now appears to be in danger of losing the man who has scored 19 goals this season.
Lukaku joined Everton on a season-long loan from Chelsea in August 2013, before signing permanently for the Toffees in July 2014 for a record transfer fee of £28 million, and he has scored 73 goals in 147 appearances for the club.
