LONDON - Romelu Lukaku is joining Manchester United for a reported ￡75 million ($97 million), a record fee between British clubs, after a deal was agreed with Everton on Saturday.

The 24-year-old's arrival at Old Trafford sees United fend off Chelsea's interest in the Belgium international.

United and England's all-time top scorer Wayne Rooney, who was at Everton's training center on Saturday, is poised to move in the opposite direction.