Manchester United want Lukaku on Sunday's flight out for summer tour of USA after agreeing £75m deal with Everton to sign hitman

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Manchester United have agreed a £75million fee for Romelu Lukaku and expect to wrap up a deal in time for the Everton striker to join them on their US tour.

United manager Jose Mourinho has moved quickly to hijack Chelsea's pursuit of Lukaku and has now aborted his pursuit of Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata.

Lukaku's move is not linked to that of Wayne Rooney, but United will waive any transfer fee to help facilitate a deal as their captain nears a return to Everton in a separate agreement.  

Manchester United are set to announce the signing of Romelu Lukaku for a £75million fee - and here's how he'll look in the new kit unveiled for the 2017-18 Premier League season

United have agreed a fee with Everton and want Lukaku to join them on their pre-season tour 

Lukaku is set to link up with United when they head on tour to the United States this summer

Chelsea were thought to be front of the queue to sign Lukaku, who scored 26 goals last season, but he will be heading for Old Trafford once personal terms are agreed and is expected to join up with United when they fly on Sunday. 

Mourinho is bringing the 24-year-old forward in to replace Zlatan Ibrahimovic and will now ditch the chase of Morata having secured his top target.

Lukaku was sold by Mourinho, who was then Chelsea manager, to Everton three years ago but is keen to work again with the Belgium international.

Relations between Everton and Chelsea have soured since the Premier League champions' failed move to sign John Stones in 2015 and now United have pounced.

Lukaku will become the third Mino Raiola client on the books at Old Trafford alongside close friend Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Mourinho also signed Ibrahimovic, another member of Raiola's client list, last summer.

United midfielder Paul Pogba and Lukaku are pictured on holiday together this summer

Wayne Rooney's deal is not linked to Lukaku, but Everton will not pay a transfer fee for him

Meanwhile, Everton are hopeful of thrashing out a move for Rooney with United ready to waive a transfer fee for the England striker having reached an agreement on Lukaku's move.

There is a willingness on behalf of Everton, United and the Rooney camp to strike a deal, and his club have now found a compromise which could push a move through.

Everton have always been Rooney's preference ahead of a move to China or America, and he confirmed after United's win in the Europa League final in May that they were the only club he would play for after leaving Old Trafford.

Jose Mourinho has moved quickly to hijack former club Chelsea's move for the £75m striker

Everton's major shareholder Farhad Moshiri and chairman Bill Kenwright see the commercial value in bringing Rooney back to his spiritual home. They also hope he can resurrect his flagging career.

Manager Ronald Koeman also wants Swansea City's Gylfi Sigurdsson and has an interest in Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud.

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Matt Lawton's exclusive story on Lukaku's move from the July 6 edition of The Daily Mail

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Mourinho and Lukaku worked together for a brief spell at Stamford Bridge back in 2013