Former Manchester United player, Dwight Yorke, has suggested that his former club should consider bringing Romelu Lukaku back to Old Trafford this summer. Lukaku, who is currently on loan at Roma from Chelsea, joined United in 2017 for a staggering fee of £75 million, making him the club’s third most expensive signing. While he had an impressive first season under Jose Mourinho, scoring 27 goals in all competitions, Lukaku fell out of favor and managed to score just 15 times in his final season under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
After leaving United, Lukaku joined Inter Milan in 2019 and enjoyed a successful campaign in Italy. However, his subsequent move back to Chelsea did not go as planned, resulting in the Belgian international spending the last two seasons on loan with Inter and Roma. Despite rediscovering some form with 18 goals in all competitions this season, it is unlikely that Lukaku will have a future at Stamford Bridge.
Yorke believes that signing Lukaku on loan would be a smart move for Manchester United. He states that Lukaku is still good enough to play for a top-six club and deserves more credit for his impressive goal-scoring record. Yorke believes that a motivated Lukaku would be a match-winner and a handful for any opponent in the world. He argues that Lukaku’s ability to score 15 to 20 goals in a season is priceless and hard to find in today’s game.
Manchester United are expected to bring in another striker this summer to ease the strain on Rasmus Hojlund, who has had a decent first season in England, scoring 13 goals. Yorke suggests that while United have heavily invested in Hojlund, Lukaku would be the kind of player who could compete with the best and provide the necessary goal-scoring prowess.
Overall, Yorke believes that Lukaku’s loan deal would be a shrewd business move for Manchester United. Lukaku, at 30 years old, is still a proven goal-scorer, and Yorke feels that any club who secures him on loan will have made a wise decision. As the summer transfer window approaches, it remains to be seen whether Manchester United will take Yorke’s advice and pursue a loan deal for Lukaku.