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Romelu Lukaku has cast doubt on his Everton future by stating he wants to play Champions League football next season. The Belgium striker is in Brussels with his international team-mates as they prepare for their re-arranged fixture with Portugal.However, he told Sky Sports News HQ that the Champions League is the next step for him and said he is keen to test himself against Europes elite in next seasons campaign. That would appear to cast doubt over his Everton future with the side 13 points behind Manchester City in the final Champions League spot in fourth.Lukaku said: That is the next step for me. Im 23 next summer and I think it would be nice to play in the Champions League from next season. Romelu Lukaku has scored 25 goals this season The 22-year-old moved to Everton permanently for £28m in 2014 after spending a season on loan at Goodison Park from Chelsea. Earlier, Lukakus father had urged his son to leave Goodison for either Manchester United or Bayern Munich at the end of the season. Lukaku is likely to feature at Euro 2016 for Belgium Lukaku, who has scored 25 goals so far this season, said he is happy to be linked to those kind of clubs.That is my dads point of view; I think those are the teams he likes, he said. It means people are keeping an eye on you.I have an agent who is dealing with this for me at the moment. I just want to be good, help my team-mates win games and score lots of goals. Lukaku moved to Everton from Chelsea in 2014 Newspaper reports suggest Antonio Conte would be keen to take the striker back to Chelsea if he is appointed at Stamford Bridge this summer, but Lukaku insists he does not have any unfinished business at his former club.No, I would not say that. I dont think I have anything to prove against them, he said. I moved on, they moved on.It was the best deal for both teams because they won the league and I became a better player so we will see what the future brings. Meanwhile, Lukaku said he is working hard in every training session to become an even better player and is eyeing a strong end to the season with Everton in the Premier League.Asked about how much better he thinks he can get in the future, Lukaku said: Way better; I think at the moment I work hard and the coaches at Everton are helping me to become the player I want to be.At the moment things are going very well for me personally but as a team we need to perform better and hopefully we can do that in the last few games. Lukaku has labelled Cristiano Ronaldo an inspiration If both players are selected for Tuesdays re-arranged friendly, Lukaku will line up against Real Madrids Cristiano Ronaldo and he revealed that he looks up to the Portuguese star.I think he is an inspiration for every player who is working hard, Lukaku said. 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Being ready for that really was able to help me out.Haleps run in this tournament capped a remarkable rise, having gone from No. 64 in the rankings to No.4 in the course of 17 months, with a French Open final appearance along the way.However, her relative lack of experiennce of big occasions compared to the 18-time Grand Slam champion proved telling.ddddddddddddI was nervous before the match that I had to play this big final, Halep said. I couldnt manage very well the situation.I knew that she would be more motivated during this match because we played a few days ago and I won.The irony of Sundays match was that Halep had it within her power to deny Williams a place in the final. Halep went into her final group-stage game knowing that if she lost in straight sets, Ana Ivanovic would go into the semifinals at Williams expense. Instead, Halep lost in three and Williams made it in.I have no regrets because I did my job on court against Ivanovic, Halep said. That was the chance but she deserves to win the title. Shes much better.Williams said she would have done the same thing if in Haleps shoes, namely try to win the group game despite the temptation of knocking out her most dangerous rival.No one on the tour thinks like that, Williams said. She definitely gives her all so I dont think that went through her mind at all.Halep got the first break of the match in the third game and was up 40-0 on serve in the next and looked capable of repeating the surprise 6-0, 6-2 victory over Williams on Wednesday. However, Williams broke back in that fourth game and the course of the match was changed.Halep won only three points fewer than Williams in the opening set but clinched just seven points in the entire second set — including only two on return. The set was over in just 25 minutes.Haleps victory in the group stage ended Williams 16-game winning streak at the WTA Finals, but the American built her career win-loss record in the championships that feature the top eight players to 29 wins and five losses. Williams also retained the season-end top ranking, taking that honour for the fourth time. ' ' '