How has Perisic been?
We should rinse Inter for their feckery with us couple of seasons back.
We should rinse Inter for their feckery with us couple of seasons back.
Lukaku - transfer speculation | Gone
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Like with Fellaini some morons think that act first, think later is a good solution. Nobody cares if you don't like hands, feet or face. The club should come before your own mental issues of being annoyed by pointing. The bottom line is that Lukaku is a much better option than Rashford, until he is replaced, he should not be sold.
Selling Lukaku and bringing in a better striker is exactly what in talking about..I'm not advocating selling Lukaku and not bringing in a replacement.. what are you on about?
Barca would never want Rashford. That's just media bullshit .
Looking at Inter forum, it’s safe to say Inter fans don’t want anything to do with him.
I think he’d do well for Inter.
I think he’d do well for Inter.
Club should be willing to take a hit if their serious about supporting Ole. Buy him forwards that fit his style. Lukaku doesn't.
i don't mind getting rid of Luk, but we better be damned sure we can replace him with someone because if we start the season with Rashford as our first choice, i will [hurl_emoji]
Inter are playing their final league match against Empoli at Home while Milan are playing away. It is very likely they will qualify for Champions League by snatching 4th place as they have 1 point lead.
I guess they will wait til it is done and then move for Lukaku. It will also be another excuse for him. His agent will force a move don't worry guys. This time we are the ones calling the shots.
Darmian and Lukaku swap for Skriniar and Icardi, please.
Lukaku forces Icardi to Juve and we sign Dybala. Too good to be true.
I agree, it does not look likely that they can spend this kind of money just after being let off the FFP hook. In my mind, they have two interesting players in Icardi and Skriniar. If we fail to lure De Ligt to Manchester and Napoli want stupid money for Koulibaly, I think Skriniar would be a very interesting option. Inter have already signed Godin on a free transfer, which may make it easier to sell Skriniar. Lets say that we ship Lukaku and Darmian (who they also have shown interest in) to Inter and get Skriniar in return as a straight swap, would you take the deal? I don't really want Icardi here, so the only other possibility I see is that they sell Icardi to bring in cash.
Lukaku is a strange one for me.
Yes, his first touch is horrendous. He was used as a "Drogba type" for Jose which he was appalling at.
He hasn't looked fit or motivated for Ole.
But his goalscoring record over 4-5 seasons in England is great. He scores - simple as.
He is big and clumsy, but there is a real beast in there. If he got fit and played with some intent and aggression - with that pace he has he can get better.
I see no credible links to a replacement, bar the caf going mental for Dybala who in my opinion wouldn't suit our style or the prem at all.
I'd keep him for now
Yes, his first touch is horrendous. He was used as a "Drogba type" for Jose which he was appalling at.
He hasn't looked fit or motivated for Ole.
But his goalscoring record over 4-5 seasons in England is great. He scores - simple as.
He is big and clumsy, but there is a real beast in there. If he got fit and played with some intent and aggression - with that pace he has he can get better.
I see no credible links to a replacement, bar the caf going mental for Dybala who in my opinion wouldn't suit our style or the prem at all.
I'd keep him for now
We will be doing that just by giving them Lukaku
Haha, might buy him myself and sell him on! I put £100m originally but then revised it down (a long way by mistake!)
Don’t think it is simple as that. He doesn’t score against top 6 rivals (1 goal in two seasons here). He scores in spurts, which means he also tends to go on long goal droughts or very lean periods (first season 5 goals in 19 league games in the middle of the season after starting with 7 in 7; second season had one run of 7 league games with no goal and two runs of 6 league games with no goal). Finally, he doesn’t score goals out of nowhere, the way top strikers do. He’s not a match winner, he’s not gonna pull a 30 yard pile driver out of the bag, dribble past a couple defenders, or even just bully and burst through a defense to score.
Every striker will have good and bad spells. The way it is.
Lukaku has the attributes to become better is my point. You cant argue with that.
While we aren't linked to a replacement and Inter not having the funds and trying to work Perisic into a deal I don't think he's going.
More important we offload others: I'd want to see all of these leave before Lukaku:
Sanchez/Darmian/Lingard/Rojo/Jones/Smalling
Bigger issue's in our squad than Lukaku
I'd take Icardi or Skriniar but it's obvious they will not offer Milan. I actually don't think we are interested in Skriniar either, he was supposedly valued at 76 million under Jose and we turn down the opportunity.
Jovic would be a great addition / Richarlison
Jovic would be a great addition / Richarlison
In a team that isn't dysfunctional like ours, he won't be the biggest problem. For example, if he had Salah and Mane flanking him, his tendency to go on dry spells and general lack of all-round play would be glossed over as the wingers could take over the goalscoring and creative burden. But in a team like ours, there was no way he was going to succeed. Even Chelsea might have been better for him in a way.
The problem is we may not be able to offload the shite due to them being shite. At least there is interest in Lukaku.
While this is true, it tends to happen more regularly with Lukaku than other strikers playing for top clubs. And in the event in does happen, those strikers are still expected to be able to contribute to the general play, whereas with Lukaku his only real value are his goals - take them away and you're pretty much playing with ten men most of the time (I acknowledge he has had the odd game here and there where he's been a non-scoring asset).
I just don't see it.
I really think getting in a top-class striker should be very high on our list of priorities. Whether or not there are any available, or if we can afford to do so with the squad in such a state elsewhere, I don't know.
We should counter their offer of 30m + Perisic with ours Lukaku + 20m for Milan Skriniar.
If they can't pay because of FFP then i would offer them Lukaku and Darmian for Icardi and Brozovic. Italian clubs love that player exchange transfers. Especially Inter. Seedorf for Coco(
) and Pirlo for Guly() are legendary transfers
) and Pirlo for Guly() are legendary transfersI hope he leaves. I get depressed just thinking about having to endure watching the ball bounce of him like it hit a brick wall. Embarrassing.
Lukaku is continuously shite, it’s got nothing to do with good or bad spells, he’s mostly shite and will decline further more likely than he’ll get better with his body type. He needs to go.
Apparently we get 5m if you sell him.
Don't spend it all at once.
Or him making one really good run down the wings, crossing the ball in then huffing and puffing for the next 45 mins pointing at players.
Again I maintain my view on Lukaku he is a good player to have but not what a team like United should have as someone leading the attacking lineup. Squad player who should be in and out of the team covering front three areas when others need a rest.
If we can replace him easy enough, or tweak the system then I'm all for it. Not sure perisic is what we need, I'd rather we just get the cash and then use it wisely.
There are bigger issues with the squad, so I wouldn't be surprised if we wait until next summer to move him on.
If he is to stay then he needs to shed some weight and get back to the shape he was in when at Everton. If he stays as big as he is then I don't see any improvement.
There are bigger issues with the squad, so I wouldn't be surprised if we wait until next summer to move him on.
If he is to stay then he needs to shed some weight and get back to the shape he was in when at Everton. If he stays as big as he is then I don't see any improvement.
I would only entertain Lukaku to Inter if it involved a swap for Milan Škriniar or they paid a TON for him straight up. Giving us enough money and time to replace him (i'd go with Dybala). If not he is under contract for a while, he is being paid nicely, I suggest he get his ass in shape and get ready to compete for the starting spot with Rashford / Greenwood
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Lukaku is better than Perisic. Bad deal imho.
He hasn’t be great of late, but the potential is there.
My only question with people clamouring to get rid of him is WHO are we going to sign that would be a guaranteed success?
Higuain, Morata, they’ve struggled.
I just think chucking him out and hoping to sign a guaranteed 30 goals per season player is not realistic. If there was such a player (that wasn’t 30+ a la Lewa), surely a club would have jumped already?
Keep the guy, focus on getting some wide players and let Martial, Rash and Lukaku fight it out.
We have bigger areas to improve.
My only question with people clamouring to get rid of him is WHO are we going to sign that would be a guaranteed success?
Higuain, Morata, they’ve struggled.
I just think chucking him out and hoping to sign a guaranteed 30 goals per season player is not realistic. If there was such a player (that wasn’t 30+ a la Lewa), surely a club would have jumped already?
Keep the guy, focus on getting some wide players and let Martial, Rash and Lukaku fight it out.
We have bigger areas to improve.
If we can get 50-60m for him it's alright. The price is 120m for Inter though.
I'm assuming those wanting Lukaku out are wanting this on the assumption that we'd actually replace him, yes?
Because we're fecked if we have to rely on Rashford and Greenwood to bring in goals next season.
Because we're fecked if we have to rely on Rashford and Greenwood to bring in goals next season.
It's not just the clear decencies in Lukuku's game (which we could deal with), it's his attitude, lack of determination, and inability to actually be a professional athlete. His conditioning is appalling, and he's a disgrace for it. Thats why he needs to go.
Perisic is too old and should make the deal bad value for money. Only Icardi or their defender should be used as makeweights
If he loses the weight and regains that lean muscle he'll be able to fulfil his potential. I really think that's the biggest issue for him all considered. Even more than his technical deficiency. Chicharito showed us how good a striker in a proper United system can be even with a donkey touch.
Lukaku is a 26 years old player that has been playing full seasons in a professional environments since he is 16-17 years old. He isn't a potential and there is little chance that he somehow manages to improve or evolve after +400 games.
Think Real May have something to say about Jovic seeing as they signed him a week or so ago.
Real has not signed him.
They haven't.
Yes Inter, take him and have Sanchez too. No takesies backsies.
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