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It's no surprise Lukaku will miss Deulofeu, he's the master of the assist

Deulofeu's stats show just how effective he was

Romelu Lukaku will miss Gerard Deulofeu's assists

A 40-yard defence splitting pass. An inside of the foot sweep from deep in his own half. An unplayable through ball which caught defenders napping.

When it comes to assists - Gerard Deulofeu doesn't mess about.

During his 75 games at Goodison (which included just 36 starts) the 22-year-old Spaniard racked up a mighty 25 assists.

And it was hardly surprising when Romelu Lukaku tweeted his well wishes to Deulofeu as the winger joined AC Milan on loan yesterday.

Lukaku is sure to miss Deulofeu's inviting deliveries as they resulted in a whopping 12 of the Belgian's goals for Everton.

A stat all the more remarkable given Deulofeu rarely had an extended run in the team.

A quick scan through his assist stats show, when he fired the ball across goal, it was likely to end up in the opponent's net.

And Lukaku was often the beneficiary.