5 reasons why Romelu Lukaku was Jose Mourinho's inspired summer buy

#4 The need to prove a point to Mourinho

Lukaku briefly played under Jose Mourinho at Chelsea

Jose Mourinho inherited Romelu Lukaku upon his second coming at Chelsea, but saw little of the striker as he headed for Everton on-loan ahead of a permanent switch after returning from West Brom.

Lukaku and Mourinho have enjoyed something of a colourful exchange of words in the press during the time of his departure, although the Belgian's youthful exuberance was often cut short by the sharp-witted and experienced tongue of the Portuguese mind-games master.

But, there was always a respect between the pair, and at present, a mutual appreciation and understanding of how each party can benefit from the other.

Compounded by the long-term injury to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mourinho was desperate to bring in a proven goalscorer ahead of Manchester United's return to the UEFA Champions League, and having since proven himself as a leading English Premier League striker, it was clear who would be near the top of Mourinho's wanted list.