Romelu Lukaku is a better signing than Chelsea's Alvaro Morata and Arsenal's Alexandre Lacazette - Gary Pallister

Romelu Lukaku will prove to be a better signing than Chelsea's Alvaro Morata and Arsenal's Alexandre Lacazette, according to former Manchester United defender Gary Pallister.

Jose Mourinho pulled off a £75million transfer for Lukaku this summer after cooling his interest in Morata, who instead went on to sign a five-year deal at Chelsea last week.

The Blues' London rivals Arsenal, meanwhile, made Lacazette their club-record signing when he arrived from Lyon in July for £46.5million, and has since gone on to score one goal for the Gunners.

Despite Chelsea and Arsenal spending big to bring in two highly-rated European stars to the Premier League, Pallister believes United did the best business of all three clubs when it comes to strikers because Lukaku has already proven his ability in the English top-flight.

Speaking exclusively to 888Sport, the 52-year-old said: "I’m going to say Lukaku because he is proven in the Premiership.

"The other guys come over to the Premiership and the pace and power is different but Lukaku has done it regularly for West Brom and Everton.

"He is a proven Premier League goal-scorer and I think that’s why Jose gave up on Morata. Lukaku is very bullish, brash and quick. He’ll mess defenders about."

Read the full 888sport interview with Gary Pallister, including his thoughts on which club made the best signing of the transfer window.