Video: This footage shows £75m Lukaku has the worst first touch in the EPL

Romeru Lukaku has joined Manchester United for a staggering £75 million pounds from Everton

The Belgian striker has one of the worst first touch on the ball in Europe, despite possessing great goal scoring abilities

Football fans are entirely split over whether Romelu Lukaku is worth the £75 million Manchester United paid to sign him on Monday.

While the Belgium international is a fine goalscorer, as evidenced by his 25 league goals last season, doubts remain over certain other aspects of his game

The former Everton striker possesses incredible speed, strength and composure in front of goal, but arguably his biggest flaw is his first touch.

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Lukaku's link-up play isn't the strongest and that's something Jose Mourinho will definitely want to work on in pre-season training.

A rather awkward video has now emerged demonstrating just how poor Lukaku's first touch can be at times.

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Whether it's playing one-twos with teammates or simply receiving a pass, the Belgian has clumsily lost possession on a number of occasions, even giving away a goal in one instance.

 

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