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Romelu Lukaku is staying with Everton.

Striker Lukaku has told their manager Ronald Koeman that he will ignore overtures from Chelsea to stay at Goodison Park for at least another season.

In the long run, the Toffees are prepared to make the 23-year-old their highest-paid player ever on a long-term contract worth over £100,000 per week.

The news is a massive boost for new boss Koeman, who has maintained since taking the Everton job in June that persuading the powerful Belgium international to stay was one of his prime ambitions.

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Earlier in the summer, Chelsea believed they would re-sign Lukaku in a £68million deal, two years after he’d left them in a then-Everton record £28m move.

But Koeman hoped his arrival from Southampton as successor to Roberto Martinez might spark a turnaround in the player’s intentions.

Lukaku's record of 43 goals in 104 Everton appearances emphasised his value.

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Winger Yannick Bolasie is set to make his debut at West Brom on Saturday following his £30m move from Crystal Palace — having also faced the Baggies in his farewell appearance for the Londoners last weekend.

Koeman, backed by a £120m investment from Everton’s new backer Farhad Moshiri, is still looking to sign another frontman after making it clear January buy Oumar Niasse has no future at the club.