Before that news broke, Hislop was asked on ESPN FC if United should break the transfer record for him and he was against the idea.
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Shaka Hislop says Man Utd should not overpay for Romelu Lukaku like with Paul Pogba
Here we are talking about Manchester United overpaying again, I thought they overpaid for Paul Pogba
Shaka Hislop on Everton striker Romelu Lukaku
"It doesn't make a whole lot of sense, not at that price," the former West Ham goalkeeper said.
"Here we are talking about Manchester United overpaying again, I thought they overpaid for Paul Pogba.
"If these reports are to be believed, they've overpaid for Lukaku.
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Shaka Hislop says Romelu Lukaku is not worth Man Utd paying a world record transfer bid for
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"It just doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, not at that price."
Lukaku scored 25 goals for Everton in the Premier League last season, second behind Tottenham's Golden Boot winner Harry Kane, who got 29 thanks to seven in his last two outings.
The 24-year-old rejected a contract extension at the Toffees towards the end of the campaign and he has been the subject of transfer rumours ever since.