LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - By signing Romelu Lukaku, a player he deemed superfluous to requirements at Chelsea three years ago, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has pulled off the close season's most significant Premier League transfer deal.
For now, the Portuguese coach will ponder the options the powerful Belgian offers his attack, but the deal is equally important in that it has scuppered Chelsea's plans as they seek a replacement for Diego Costa who is likely to leave Stamford Bridge.
Spain's Costa was the striker whose arrival at Chelsea prompted Lukaku's 28 million-pound ($36 million) sale to Everton, a deal triggered by the Belgian's unhappiness at his lack of opportunity under Mourinho and the need for the London club to conform to Financial Fair Play rules.
While Mourinho criticised Lukaku's reluctance to fight for a first-team place at Chelsea, he always said he never wanted to sell him and the Portuguese has now seized the opportunity to work with him again.
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