In a summer of mooted mega-deals that haven’t quite come off, Manchester United are expected to seal the signing of Romelu Lukaku from Everton for £75m plus £15m in add-ons.

Does Lukaku have what it takes to succeed at Old Trafford? Who will Chelsea, who were expecting to sign him, turn to now? And with Everton, Manchester United and Chelsea also linked by deals involving Nemanja Matic and Wayne Rooney, will the signing of Lukaku have knock-on effects elsewhere? John Brewin and Miguel Delaney join us to talk it through.

Elsewhere West Brom players are steeling themselves for Tony Pulis’ feared pre-season training camp and Gianluigi Donnarumma has received a withering condemnation from Italy’s educational bureaucracy.

And with a heart-rending bleatings in the pages of Corriere della Sera, Marco Verratti’s agent has made a strong bid to join the international super-agent elite.

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