Romelu Lukaku targets titles after finally completing Manchester United move

The Belgian completed his move from Everton on Monday evening for an initial fee of £75million which could rise to more than £100m with bonuses and performance related add-ons

Romelu Lukaku is targeting titles with his new club (Getty)

Romelu Lukaku has only been a Manchester United player for a matter of hours but he is already targeting trophies with his new club.

The Belgian completed his move from Everton on Monday evening for an initial fee of £75million which could rise to more than £100m with bonuses and performance related add-ons.

Lukaku is delighted to have joined up with his new teammates in California ahead of their 18-day summer tour with good friend Paul Pogba among them.

And it was Pogba who had the honour of interviewing United's newest player for the first time.

"I feel really well, I am really happy," he told Pogba in an interview for MUTV. "Delighted. I can't wait to get started. Last year you guys won three trophies. Now we're starting to build on that and perform better than we did last year."

Asked what his goal was, Lukaku added: "Titles every year. Nothing less. Nothing less. I think being at Manchester United, you have to challenge for every title that there is. Every cup or whatever.

"That's what I want and that's why I am here to help the team perform. I am not going to talk too much, but I am just going to perform on the pitch and do whatever it takes to win a game."

Lukaku has hit the ground running at United, training with his new team-mates in LA within an hour of his big-money move.


 Lukaku trained with his new teammates for the first time on Monday 
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The striker stayed with the team at their Beverly Hills hotel on Sunday and arrived with his new team-mates at UCLA the following morning, signing autographs and posing for photos for supporters.

He was made to sweat as United's pre-season tour got under way, with the first of a double session on Monday taking place at Drake Stadium in temperatures around 30 degrees Celsius.

Jose Mourinho looked far more happy with the set-up compared to last summer's ill-fated tour in China and is delighted to be working with Lukaku once again.

"Romelu is a natural fit for Manchester United," he said of a player he sold when Chelsea manager in 2014. "He is a big personality and a big player. It is only natural that he wants to develop his career at the biggest club.

"He will be a great addition to the group and I know they will make him very welcome. I am really looking forward to working with him again."