Lukaku Can Be World's Best Player - Tim Howard

Romelu Lukaku wants to become the best player in the world, according to Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard. Lukaku scored his first goal of the Premier League season in a 2-0 victory against his former club West Brom on Saturday.

Much is expected of the 21-year-old after he sealed a permanent move to Goodison Park from Chelsea for a club-record fee of €35 million following a successful loan spell last season. And having also featured for a Belgium side which reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Brazil, Howard says Lukaku is intent on reaching the level of Ballon d'Or winners Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.


"He wants to be the best footballer in the world, he really does," Howard told ESPN. "That's what he thinks of himself. He gets his head down and he works, and we push him.

"He's electric, he's alive, he celebrates goals in training, everything counts to him. Everything matters. That's what you want to see. There are too many young kids that take it for granted. Romelu doesn't. He cost a lot of money but he is not arrogant, he is hungry."