Yannick Bolasie joined Anderlecht on loan from Everton in January.
Yannick Bolasie did not have to wait long following his return to Everton from Aston Villa to move to a new club.
Bolasie returned to Everton after cutting short his loan spell at Championship club Villa in January, as the winger himself posted on his Instagram page.
Then on transfer deadline day, the 29-year-old DR Congo international moved to Belgian club Anderlecht on loan until the end of the season.
The former Bristol City and Crystal Palace winger has revealed that before he made the move to Anderlecht, he spoke to Romelu Lukaku, and the Belgium international striker suggested him to go.
Lukaku, 25, started his professional club football career at Anderlecht and also played for Everton before he joined United in the summer of 2017.
“Chancel Mbemba, Dieumerci Mbokani and Romelu Lukaku have already told me about this club,” Het Nieuwsblade quotes Bolasie as saying, as translated by Goal.com.
“When I told Lukaku that Anderlecht wanted me, he looked at me (via FaceTime) and immediately said: ‘Go, now!'”
Stats
Bolasie made nine starts and 12 substitute appearances in the Championship for Villa this season, scoring two goals and providing four assists in the process, according to WhoScored.
During the 2017-18 campaign, the winger made 11 starts and five substitute appearances in the Premier League, scoring one goal in the process, according to WhoScored.
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