Romelu Lukaku believes a ‘voodoo’ nearly forced him to move to Chelsea

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Romelu Lukaku believes a ‘voodoo’ nearly forced him to move to Chelsea

Romelu Lukaku had a decision to the make in the summer.

Make a controversial return to Chelsea – the club who shunned him for so long during his impressionable younger years – or a new challenge with Manchester United.

CLAIM YOUR FREE £20 BET Sun Bets have this brilliant offer when you sign up and bet a fiver Lukaku chose United over ChelseaPA:Press Association

Well, as we all know, Lukaku opted for the latter, making a whopping £75m move from Everton.

But that was apparently disobeying orders.

And not just any orders… the orders of a ‘voodoo’.

Getty - Contributor Beware the witch doctor[/caption]

That’s according to Everton majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri, who revealed an astonishing story at the club’s AGM sit down on Tuesday evening.

Moshiri believes Lukaku didn’t sign a new contract with the Toffees in the summer because a ‘voodoo’ had told him he had to move to Chelsea:

Farhad Moshiri on Romelu Lukaku refusing new deal at #efc: "During the meeting he said he had to call his mother, who was on a pilgrimage in Africa and had seen a voodoo or something who said he had to go to Chelsea.”

— Andy Hunter (@AHunterGuardian) January 9, 2018

Just to clarify what Moshiri said on Lukaku. Lukaku was in the contract meeting and called his mother to tell her he had had "a voodoo and he got the message that he needs to go to Chelsea."

— paul joyce (@_pauljoyce) January 9, 2018

Well now we’ve heard everything.

Lukaku, if the wacky reports have any credibility, is a brave man then for ignoring the wishes of the witch doctor.

Voodoo? More like voopoo, eh? Ha…PA:Press Association

But the bruising Belgian striker’s decision has reaped rewards, scoring 15 goals in all competitions as United’s main man upfront.

If he is struck down by poor form, at least Manchester United fans can point to a ‘curse’ conspiracy to explain why…

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