Everton have put a world-record £100m asking price on striker Romelu Lukaku, reports the Liverpool Echo.

The Belgium international is expected to be a regular name among the gossip pages during this summer's transfer window due to his apparent reluctance to sign a new deal at Goodison Park.

A raft of elite Premier League clubs and others around Europe have been touted as potential suitors for the 23-year-old.

He has impressed this season, scoring 24 Premier League goals, which makes him the division's highest scorer so far.

Considering that Lukaku is Everton's best player, they are not going to let the striker leave without a fight, and according to the Liverpool Echo, the Merseyside outfit will demand a world-record fee of £100m.

No football club has ever broken that barrier, with Manchester United currently holding the record having spent £89m on re-signing Paul Pogba from Juventus last summer.

The staggering figure has got football fans of various clubs talking on Twitter.

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