West Ham United vice-chairman David Sullivan says current Everton boss Sam Allardyce did not sign Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku when he was at Chelsea.
Sullivan has revealed that Lukaku was available for £10 million when the Belgium international striker was at Chelsea, but Allardyce, who is now the manager of Premier League rivals Everton, did not want him at that price.
“I asked Sam if he fancied Lukaku,” Sullivan told The Guardian. “Sam said he’d take him on loan but he wouldn’t buy him for that. Again I’ve supported the manager.”
Lukaku failed to make an impact at Chelsea, but the 24-year-old is now at Manchester United, having been hugely successful during his time at West Bromwich Albion and Everton.
Everton paid Chelsea as much as £28 million in the summer of 2014 to sign the Belgian striker, as reported by BBC Sport, and sold him to United in the summer of 2017 for an initial £75m, according to BBC Sport.
West Ham could have made a similar huge profit had they signed Lukaku for just £10m.
Interestingly, Allardyce is now in charge of Everton, having recently been appointed the Merseyside club’s manager following the departure of Ronald Koeman from Goodison Park.
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