The prolific Everton striker reveals how much he has learned from his broken-down Chelsea mentor Didier Drogba but is determined to ‘make my own story’The Didier Drogba comparisons absorb followed Romelu Lukaku since he set foot inside Stamford Bridge as an awestruck 17-year-broken-down in 2010. Five years on he is justifying those lofty expectations with benefit from the man himself. “He gives me tips all the time,” Lukaku has admitted. The irony will not be lost on José Mourinho.
Lukaku became the 12th player in Everton’s history to score 50 goals in his first 100 games for the club with Monday’s late equaliser against Crystal Palace. The tap-in, his 14th goal in all competitions this season, and took the 22-year-broken-down into an exclusive Everton club that includes such luminaries as Dixie Dean (50 in 62 games),Tommy Lawton (50 in 68), Roy Vernon (50 in 84), and Joe Royle (50 in 88) and Dave Hickson (50 in 94).
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Source: theguardian.com