UK Back Pages: Romelu Lukaku's Permanent Move to Everton Owns the Day

Romelu Lukaku's anticipated return to Everton was easily Wednesday's biggest story, as Chelsea officially sent him back to Everton in a £28 million move.

The physically imposing Belgian frontman had pined to stay at the Merseyside club after helping Everton to a fifth-place finish last term.

The Mirror runs their Lukaku package with the headline "Rotten Luk," referring to Jose Mourinho's perceptions that the player was too petulant to flourish at Chelsea.

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Thursday's Daily Mirror back page - "Rotten Luk" #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #EvertonFC pic.twitter.com/tFVz1kpoDk

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) July 30, 2014"

The Metro simply points out the lofty transfer fee paid by Everton.

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Thursday's Metro back page - "£28m - Toffees wrap up Rom deal" #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/6bX4ve4Gpa

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) July 30, 2014"

The Sun leads with Lukaku, with a subhead hinting at the player's preference for Roberto Martinez over Jose Mourinho.

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Thursday's Sun back page - "Luk's In" #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #EvertonFC pic.twitter.com/6hTG77qSVz

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) July 30, 2014"

The Express has Lukaku on its front but also runs a Commonwealth Games package and a piece on Jimmy Anderson's latest comments.

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Thursday's Daily Express back page - "£28m man" #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #evertonfc pic.twitter.com/IywiXjuMtJ

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) July 30, 2014"