Lukaku has appointed his successors

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By: Manu Tournoux

Lukaku has appointed his successors

The top scorer in the history of the Belgian national team sees two players taking over at a very high level.

“ I really think he will be better than me in the long run. Like Jérémy Doku, he can become leader of the team. » Romelu Lukaku, 30, had strong words for PSV Eindhoven right winger Johan Bakayoko about his future with the Belgian national team.

For the AS Roma center forward, top scorer in the history of the Red Devils (112 caps – 79 goals), his young teammate “ learned that statistics are important », he slips in an interview with PSV TVQuoted by The evening.

“ I told him, I think he is a beautiful player and he will become a world class player if he can link his fantasy and creativity to statistics “, continued Lukaku.

Johan Bakayoko, 20 years old (8 caps), and Jérémy Doku (21 years old – 17 caps), whose debut at Manchester City is very promising, represent the future of the Belgian attack, with obviously Loïs Openda (23 years old – RB Leipzig), passed through the Racing club of Lens.

Manu Tournoux

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