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Romelu Lukaku Plans To Retire From International Football After Euro 2020

Romelu Lukaku Plans To Retire From International Football After Euro 2020

He doesn't fancy the Qatar World Cup...

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Romelu Lukaku has revealed his plans to retire from international football when Euro 2020 is done and dusted.

The Manchester United striker has just come off the back of a stellar World Cup campaign where he scored four goals as Roberto Martinez's side finished in third place over in Russia.

But the 25-year old doesn't actually see himself playing on the international stage for much longer, admitting he thinks he'll call it a day in two years time after the Euros, where he'll be 27.

"After the Euros, I think I'll stop," Lukaku said speaking to Business Insider.

'I'm 25, I'm like, I'm not even in my prime yet,' he said.

So I still see them as competition right now because they try to take my spot and I don't want to give it up to them. 'So like another two years, and then they can have it.'

Lukaku has already become Belgium's all-time top scorer with 40 and even though you'd expect him to have at least one more World Cup in him, it seems he's putting his focus on club football beyond Euro 2020.

Image: PA
Image: PA

After disappointing tournaments in Euro 2016 and the 2014 World Cup, Belgium's so-called Golden Generation had a very impressive campaign this year and Lukaku says they must now be setting semi-finals as a bare minimum.

"Every big tournament for us as a country has to be getting into the semi-finals, and then you go from there," Lukaku said.

"You will go to win the whole thing, but you don't go for less than the semi-finals."

As well as leading the line in Russia, Lukaku also displayed brilliant leadership qualities and was the main man for a lot of the team talks.

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Topics: Football News, Belgium, Football, International Football, Romelu Lukaku, World Cup