Romelu Lukaku's new agent has told the Belgian is a better striker than Diego Costa and added: "If we'd met earlier, he wouldn't have signed for Everton."
Lukaku, 21, recently signed up with Mino Raiola -- who also represents Mario Balotelli, Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic -- after ending a long-term arrangement with Christophe Henrotay.
Henrotay negotiated a five-year contract when the Belgium international joined Everton from Chelsea for a club-record £28 million last July and, while , Raiola said the player should never have moved to Goodison Park.
"If we had met each other earlier, he wouldn't have played for Everton," he said in quotes appearing in . "Maybe [he would be] somewhere else, maybe he would still be at Chelsea."
Lukaku's permanent exit came after Chelsea had brought in Costa from Atletico Madrid but, while Spain international is currently the with 19 goals, Raiola claims his client is a better player.
"I want to be clear: Romelu is a better striker than Diego Costa and could have done the same as the Spaniard did this season, but the Chelsea directors had decided to buy another star than giving confidence to one of their young boys," he said.
"I don't know whether, in Belgium, you realise his immense qualities. He has it all: physically, technically, in terms of his personality.
"If everyone is saying Paul Pogba will be the best midfielder in the world, then Romelu Lukaku is the Paul Pogba of attackers.
"He will become one of Europe's best forwards. I'm not saying this for fun but, when you look at everything he's accomplished at his age, it's not normal. He's already achieved great things, and he hasn't yet exploited his potential."
Lukaku has been linked with Juventus but Raiola, who has already said that , does not feel they have the financial power to sign him.
"Juventus were interested in him last summer but I want to be clear: I don't think one of the Italian teams can pay that amount of money for one player," he said. "It's almost impossible.
"We have never said he would leave at the end of this season. We will see what happens in the summer, but the Everton directors don't have to think Rom will play there for the rest of his career.
"Later, he will play for a top club like Paris Saint-Germain, the two teams from Manchester, Barcelona or Bayern Munich."
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