At first glance, the picture looks genuine enough.
Romelu Lukaku is reportedly close to signing on with Manchester United in a deal worth £75m.
The Belgian international is set to leave Everton this summer but United appear to have swooped in ahead of Chelsea in the race to secure his goal-scoring services.
One man you’d expect to be in the know about the Everton to United transfer would be a man who has played and coached at both Everton and United – Phil ‘Pip’ Neville.
The former United and Toffees defender [or midfielder whenever Arsenal came to Old Trafford] spotted this picture of Lukaku in the red of Manchester and looking fierce. That was enough for Neville, who wrote:
‘Left one great club and joined another. @rlukaku9 congratulations’
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWQMDLeD5fs/?taken-by=philipneville18&hl=en
Given Neville’s footballing connections, that was as good as a confirmation for some football-starved fans.
In only took a spot of online browsing to register that the body in the Lukaku-United snap was that of France midfielder Paul Pogba.
Photoshopped from this pic.twitter.com/bRmMiO22bn
— Kersh (@Kersh76) July 7, 2017
Side by side, it looks as if the body of Pogba has been put through a filter and Lukaku’s head is popped atop.
https://twitter.com/DonPogdreas/status/883375015743414272
United are set to fly out on their preseason tour to the United States on Sunday so, were Lukaku to sign up, he would not have to travel too far to catch up with his new teammates.
The 24-year-old is currently holidaying in Los Angeles and, if some reports are to believed, undergoing a United medical for the skit.
