Romelu Lukaku rocked the Premier League and beyond when he revealed he would not be signing a new contract with Everton this week and indicated he would be seeking a move in the future.

The big Belgian leads the Premier League goalscoring charts with 19 league goals this term, but the blue half of Merseyside sits seventh in the Premier League two points behind Manchester United having played two games more.

So, it would appear as though the former Chelsea forward is doing his job, but the club still can't break into the Champions League spots.

With the top six the tightest it has been in recent memory, something remarkable would have to happen for Everton to force their way into the mix and start contending for major trophies.

And therein lies the problem for the 23-year-old: He doesn't believe Everton's ambitions match his own.

"You cannot only be remembered by scoring goals." Lukaku told the Daily Mail. "You want to be remembered by winning trophies. That is what the fans want. So instead of living in the past, you have to think ahead.

"How this club has to grow, how this club has to improve. Which player does it want to bring in so you can challenge for the big trophies?

"Sometimes I speak to Vincent Kompany, who was at Manchester City when it all happened. He said, 'Rom, one summer I just came in and boom, boom, boom… Robinho from there, this guy came in, this guy came in'.

"Everyone was criticising them but, at the end, there are two league titles, FA Cup here, League Cups there. That is what we want as players."

It doesn't take a genius to work out that Lukaku is asking for major investment and for some quality players to come aboard, something he claims the club could have done in January.

"Stuff is happening," said Lukaku. "But there were some players we could have got, that I knew the club could have got and they didn’t. And they are playing in this league. I’m not saying names but they are doing well."

Ouch. But, his progress to becoming a world-class striker is also paramount to his decision and that's where Everton look set to lose out.

"If I don’t say I am one of the best, I’m shooting myself in the head. Can I be one of the best in the world? Definitely. But to do that, you need the platform to show yourself. Then you are talking about Champions League and whatever types of games."

Lukaku has two years left on his contract at Goodison Park, but surely the Toffees will cash in this summer if they cannot change his mind.