Romelu Lukaku is on the verge of signing a new contract with Everton that will make him the highest paid player in the club's history, according tothe Liverpool Echo.
The Blues are reportedly set to complete the deal which will see the Belgian international earn over £100,000 a week.
Lukaku was strongly linked with an exit from Goodison Park in the summer, but it seems he is now happy to stay with the Merseyside club.
Everton could now reportedly command a feein excess of £80m if any clubs attempt to sign the 23-year-old next summer.
Majority investorFarhad Moshiri was spotted with the player's notorious agentMino Raiola during Monday night's Merseyside derby defeat. Moshiri and chairman Bill Kenwright have seemingly succeeded in persuading the Italian to tempt Lukaku into remaining at the club.
Raiola said in September that Kenwright "is one of the most amazing men I have met in my 35 years in football".
He added:This year the message was clear he was not for sale and he is really happy there at the moment. We are happy with what the club is doing now, we will see how the season goes.
I spoke with him after his hat-trick against Sunderland. I said you were rubbish, you should have scored six!
There was talk of Juventus but no-one can afford him in Italy. Outside of England, realistically the only clubs that can afford him are Paris Saint Germain, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid.�
The powerful striker's current deal, worth a reported £75,000 a week,expires in 2019.