Fingers crossed.
Could just be that he would exceed the allowable weight limit. Health and Safety gone mad...
Lukaku - transfer speculation | Gone
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Doubt it.expect it's some "not fit enough" reason
He’s gonna need a loooooong time to get to the level Ole wants. He moves like a 60 a day smoker.
Bailly, Lindelof, Lukaku and Grant all with minor injuries.
Nice little wave from him. He's up in one of the boxes.
Luckily the negotiation process will take years so time is on his side
I would be happy if He's gone... if We had a replacement ready.
As it stands We lost 1 CM and uncertainity about Pogba. Can't afford to lose more players.
As it stands We lost 1 CM and uncertainity about Pogba. Can't afford to lose more players.
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So...Inter look like they're getting more funds from a deal to sell Icardi? He's been left out of their tour squad. Wonder who will buy him considering his well documented attitude problems.
Feel pretty indifferent to Lukaku leaving. A good but not great Jose signing who has some pretty decent qualities but too many obvious faults and doesn't fit a quick pressing team. Hoping we get someone a bit more dynamic.
Feel pretty indifferent to Lukaku leaving. A good but not great Jose signing who has some pretty decent qualities but too many obvious faults and doesn't fit a quick pressing team. Hoping we get someone a bit more dynamic.
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Icardi has to stay in Italy so maybe Juve or Napoli?
Inter have to sell Icardi outside Italy if they want to get Lukaku, any team in Italy will offer them similar type of offer they offered to us, which is a no go how it looks at the moment.
Linked with Juve but they have to get rid of two of their strikers or something like that is what i've read.
I was assuming they'd sell him at a somewhat reduced price to another Italian team partly fund the Lukaku deal. Maybe a payment in instalments deal with us but with a better chunk of money up front than the original offer.
I think everyone is hoping this will happen right? Inter, United, the player, the fans. Can see it being done soon if the Icardi rumours are true.
Lets hope they find a buyer for Icardi soon mate. Who do you think we should get to replace Lukaku?
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looks like lukaku to inter is very close
We need a replacement for him.
I won't be surprised if we don't sign anyone...seems that Ole prefers rashford there
For sure. For all his limitations, he’s the only player we have I’d back to get 20 goals a season (if played consistently).
The best replacement available looks to be on his way to West Ham.
Ben Yedder at 30m would give us at least 15 goals a season and will not block the progress of Greenwood. It will also reduce our wages and free up ca 45m for a CB. Would be a smart transfer.
No brainer for me.
If we dont bring in a seasoned striker or even one who has been playing well at a decent level for the past few years, then I think we will struggle for goals massively next season.
Yeah i like the idea too.
Is there any chance of a swap deal? I really like Brozovic, would fix a lot of our midfield issues from what I've seen.
Interesting.....https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48977020
Simply not good enough, has to go
Have you ever seen Yedder play?
And have you seen the pic of him reporting back for pre season training?
This is also what I don't understand. I swear I had never seen Haller's name mentioned on here before we were linked with him. Now all of a sudden he is better than Lukaku and a must buy.I thinks it clear we need to raise some money in order get more players in, the likes of Darmian, Rojo and Sanchez are now almost unsellable or just won’t walk away from their payday. At some point it’s probably more beneficial to stop haggling and get this done so we can move on.
Am I in the minority thinking a swap deal with Icardi + money might not be such a bad idea? A fit and firing Icardi is better than all of our strikers. A move away from Italy might just be what he needs, and we've never had an issue with strikers with attitude before. See: Cantona, Ibrahimovic.
That’s likely because SAF and Mourinho kept them in check. SAF because of who he is and Mourinho because Zlatan adores him for some reason. And even then we suffered a major setback when Cantona got banned for kung fu.
I could see Icardi walking all over Ole sadly.
I can't believe we're efficient enough to both sell him, and bring someone in, all in less than 30 days.
I'm slightly worried we won't even make another signing at all.
If I had to bring a player in, I'd make it a right attacker. That strikes me as the massive glaring hole.
We'd then have to hope that between Rashford, Martial, Sanchez, and dare I say it, Greenwood, that we have enough in the middle if needs be.
He’s a good player and will score heaps in Italy. Just isn’t suited to Oles style. He seems like a solid bloke though. I wish him well if he leaves.
Well, we do want a Lukaku replacement, don't we?
I think the fact he didn't even play today suggests he's likely to be on his way... moreso than Pogba at this point anyway.
And that right attacker is who? I guess it might be Sancho in 2020.
Many people see Ole as a manager without a backbone, but I think he's more ruthless than we think. He didn't hesitate in dropping Lukaku and even Matic when they weren't playing well.
This is the difficulty isn't it. As it stands we'll probably muddle through with Mata or Lingard nominally starting there and moving central, and either hope AWB can cover peak Valencia ground, or hope James can suddenly change wing.
So much work is needed. A starting centre mid seems essential, as even if Pogba stays we'll have to start at least one of McTom, Perreira or Fred every game.
No real right winger.
Centre back looks difficult again.
Haven't shifted anyone at all, even Darmian!
He will need to get even more ruthless, or he could well end up like Moyes and have a lifetime wishing he'd done things differently.
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