Where the money comes from
| Rank | Joint 7th with Harry Kane on the Sunday Times young sport rich list in May 2022 (Mirror) The Mirror |
| New entry | First appearance on the list, after his 2021 return to Chelsea from Inter Milan (Football London) Football London |
Romelu Lukaku is a Belgian striker and his country's all-time leading goalscorer. He has played for some of Europe's biggest clubs, including Chelsea, Everton, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Roma and Napoli, and joined Turkey's Fenerbahçe in 2026.
The Sunday Times valued his wealth at £42 million in May 2022, about $56 million at the October 28, 2026 exchange rate. He shared 7th place on its list of young British-based sports stars with Harry Kane.
How he made his money
Few players have been transferred for as much money in total as Lukaku, and those moves came with big contracts. Football London noted that 2022 was his first year on the list, after he returned to Chelsea from Inter Milan in the summer of 2021.
The paper did not publish a breakdown of his wealth in the reports we checked, so this page gives only the headline figure.
Career at a glance
Lukaku made his debut for Anderlecht at 16 and won the Belgian league before Chelsea signed him in 2011. He found regular football on loan at West Bromwich Albion and Everton, then scored freely for Everton after joining them permanently.
His later moves took him to Manchester United, Inter Milan, back to Chelsea, and then on loan to Inter and Roma before Napoli, where he won another Serie A title in 2025. For Belgium he has scored more goals than any other player.
About this estimate
The Sunday Times publishes its Rich List every spring, and alongside it a ranking of the wealthiest young people in British sport. The 2022 edition, published in May 2022, valued Lukaku's wealth at the figure shown on this page. The paper bases its numbers on identifiable wealth such as earnings after tax, property and company stakes, not on salary alone.
This is the most recent Sunday Times figure for Lukaku that we could find. The estimate has not been updated since 2022, so his wealth today is likely different. We show the figure as published, in pounds, with a rough dollar conversion at the October 28, 2026 exchange rate. Weekly wages and transfer fees mentioned on this page are earnings or club spending, not wealth.
Career and money timeline
- 2011
Joins Chelsea from Anderlecht.
- 2014
Signs permanently for Everton.
- 2017
Moves to Manchester United.
- 2019
Joins Inter Milan and wins Serie A in 2021.
- 2021
Returns to Chelsea in a club-record deal.
- 2022
Enters the Sunday Times young sport rich list at £42 million.
- 2026
Joins Fenerbahçe after two seasons at Napoli.
Romelu Lukaku net worth FAQ
What is Romelu Lukaku's net worth?
The Sunday Times Rich List estimated in May 2022 that Romelu Lukaku is worth £42 million. That is the most recent published estimate from the Sunday Times Rich List that we could find; we do not update it ourselves.
Where do these numbers come from?
The net worth figure is the Sunday Times Rich List's own published estimate, linked with its date at the top of the page. Every figure on this page is linked to its source below.
Sources
- The Mirror, Top 20 richest sportspeople in Britain revealed (Sunday Times Rich List 2022, young sports list) (May 21, 2022)
- Football London, Kane, Pogba, Salah and Lukaku feature on Sports Rich List for 2022 (cross-check) (May 20, 2022)
- Daily Star, West Ham co-owner's son tops Sunday Times Young Rich List in sport (full list, cross-check) (May 23, 2022)
- Background facts: Wikipedia, Romelu Lukaku (accessed October 29, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for money figures.
Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Every number on this page comes from the named source next to it. Totals and percentages are simple sums of those published figures. We never fill in missing years with our own guesses. How we handle estimates.