Sunday 4 September 2016 15:15, UK
Romelu Lukaku has vowed to score goals for Everton for at least one more year, once he is 100 per cent fit.
The 22-year-old former Chelsea striker is yet to score this season having started just one Premier League game after struggling with fitness since returning from Euro 2016 with Belgium.
Lukaku was the subject of transfer speculation throughout the summer after he confirmed he wanted to move away from Goodison Park at the end of last season, leaving agent Mino Raiola to handle his future while he went on holiday.
However, after Farhad Moshiri became majority shareholder at the club and Ronald Koeman arrived as manager, Lukaku remained with the Toffees and is now focused on scoring goals for the club, once he is over his injury problems.
When asked if speculation around his future had affected his form, Lukaku told Sky Sports News HQ: "Not at all. I left it all to my agent, he dealt with it.
"I just went on holiday and when I came back the last game before the season started I had an injury. It kept me out for a long time. I couldn't do anything with it.
"So now for me it's just my pre-season phase so I'm working really hard to be 100 per cent fit. As soon as I'm fit the goals will come for sure."
Lukaku is currently away with the Belgium squad ahead of their World Cup Qualifier against Cyprus on Tuesday, where Roberto Martinez, who was sacked as Everton manager in May, will take charge of his second game as the national coach.
New Everton boss Koeman spent £28m to bring in Yannick Bolasie and £12m to add defender Ashley Williams this summer, and has overseen an unbeaten start to the season, but Lukaku revealed he and Koeman had little direct contact during the transfer window.
"Me and him (Koeman) didn't talk too much about the situation," said Lukaku. "He was in contact with my agent throughout the period. I just focused on my football. For me personally I just want to do my best for the team."
When asked if he would stay one more year at Everton, Lukaku simply replied: "Yeah."
Rumours Lukaku was unhappy with Martinez taking over as Belgium head coach emerged after he was pictured animated while on the Everton substitutes bench when news of Martinez's appointment broke, but the striker - who has 49 goals for his national side - quashed the speculation.
"You are on the bench you cannot focus on stuff happening outside the pitch," he added. "I don't know how people get stuff like that it's really crazy."
Lukaku also praised the appointment of former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry as Belgium assistant coach, saying: "He is really demanding and somebody that won a lot and is always really vocal. That's something we really need."
