Clarke rules out Romelu Lukaku loan extension

West Bromwich Albion manager Steve Clarke has said that Romelu Lukaku will not be returning to The Hawthorns next season.

The 19-year-old Belgian has been in fine form for the Baggies this season, notching 13 goals in 26 Premier League appearances.



According to The Mirror, Lukaku would like to remain in the Midlands next season, but Clarke has resigned himself to losing the 6'3" front man.



"He is Chelsea's player," said Clarke. "He belongs to Chelsea and he will go back there in the summer.



"I have never thought it would be possible Chelsea would let him come back next season. He came on a season-long loan and we're grateful we got him."



Lukaku joined Chelsea from Anderlecht for £18m during the 2011 summer transfer window.

Lukaku: 'I never go to nightclubs'

West Bromwich Albion forward Romelu Lukaku has revealed that he never spends time in nightclubs ever since his family suggested that they came from the "devil".

The 19-year-old, who is on loan at The Hawthorns this season from Chelsea, has insisted that he prefers the quiet life.



"Since I was 16, for example, the word "carre" (a nightclub) at home was like something that came from the devil," Lukaku told a Belgian TV chat show, according to the Daily Mail.



"I still remember when we were national champion with Anderlecht and the next day I had school. I said 'Papa can I go to the disco?' He looked at me like... and I thought 'nope!'"



Meanwhile, Lukaku is expected to make a decision on his future at the end of the season.



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