According to Simon Stone of BBC Sport, the deal also means the Red Devils are set to end their pursuit of Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata:
Simon StoneFee of around £75m agreed by @ManUtd and @Everton for Romelu Lukaku. Not connected to Rooney. Club won't pursue interest in Alvaro Morata.
On Wednesday, it was reported by Matt Lawton of the Daily Mail that United were ready to rival Chelsea in pursuit of the Belgium forward. Stone also suggested United used the Blues' interest to their advantage:
Simon StoneUnited used apparent @ChelseaFC interest in Lukaku as cover.