Striker Romelu Lukaku’s future at Everton has been thrown into doubt after he told the club he does not want to sign his new contract.

Only last week the Belgium international’s agent Mino Raiola has claimed the deal was “99.99999999” per cent done.

However, despite the chance of becoming the Blues’ first £100,000-plus-a-week player the 23-year-old has had a change of heart.

At the weekend a Belgian broadcaster asked Lukaku whether he was going to sign the contract, whether he was still reflecting on it and whether there was an agreement and to each question the striker simply answered ‘No’.

Suggestions then began to emerge that there was a disagreement over a proposed release clause with Everton wanting it set at £90m and Lukaku’s side looking for the figure to be closer to £70m.

The player has now informed the club  that his contract offer will remain unsigned.

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