I can see him leaving this summer, maybe Chelsea, maybe abroad. I'm 50/50 with him as on form he is superb, but what does that do
Thats exactly what we need whoever plays up top.
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We dont do very well loaning players out to other clubs. I may be wrong but think Beckham might have been the last player that turned out very good after a loan to Preston I think.
Everton play to his strengths, better sides won't Lukaku would need to adapt and I'm not convinced he's good enough
Id give up on this football lark if I were you
It's hard to argue with this comment.
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Everton will surely have to sell at around £50-60 million. Can't risk losing a player for nothing come the end of his contract and next year that price will half again.
I think he's worth it, just.
I think he's worth it, just.
(Day dream ends with sound of breaking glass)Now that would be exciting!
But where will you fit in Griezmann in this day dream?
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Great post, well backed up with statistics and reasoning why my comment is "complete and utter nonsense"
He is clearly not a flat track bully unless the likes of ourselves liverpool and city etc are all flat track teams
Lol at wanting statistics to back it up. I like most Everton fans have watched every single performance he's had in the past 4 years... anyone calling him a flat track bully has literally no idea what they are talking about. One of the biggest criticisms of his game is that he doesn't utilise his physique etc enough to boss matches and bully defenders. What you're claiming is the complete opposite to reality and you don't need stats to back it up, you just need two functioning eyes.Great post, well backed up with statistics and reasoning why my comment is "complete and utter nonsense"
I mean i don't actually believe you've watched him and come to that conclusion, you're probably just repeating an out of date cliche you read somewhere else.
In this market, he's easily worth 60m.
You put him up top in this United team, this season, and I think he would've scored more than Ibra has.
I would hope so considering Ibra was a free transfer.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-Lukaku-wants-leave-Everton-win-trophies.html
Indiscreet as well...
Indiscreet as well...
Oh I see, you don't know the meaning of the phrase, well let me Google that for you, it has nothing to do with how he uses his physique.
flat-track bully informal. noun. a sportsperson who dominates inferior opposition, but who cannot beat top-level opponents.
A staggering statistic shows Lukaku's woeful strike rate in matches against the 'big six'.
Versus Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham over the past three seasons, Lukaku has played 30 matches - and scored just three goals.
We'll see his disappearing act again at Anfield in a few weeks I'm sure along with the rest of the Everton team, at least under Moyes they put up some resistance in your derby, I hate watching them walk it every game these days.
60m would be reasonable, but anything more would be silly.
He has a point about players wanting to be remembered for the trophies they won not just the goals. He's ambitious and confident which is something positive. It'll be us or Chelsea this summer.
Yes it's good to be ambitious, but not sure it's on for him to publicly question his club's 'ambition' or lack thereof.
Anyway, he wants CL footy so he's definitely going to Chelsea
Yeah, it's not ideal to do something like that, especially given it's March at the moment and not the summer.
But we can still win the Europa league to get CL football!
That would be niceYeah, it's not ideal to do something like that, especially given it's March at the moment and not the summer.
But we can still win the Europa league to get CL football!
But after that shit show against Bournemouth I've lost a massive amount of faith in the team. God knows what to expect from us.During his time in England he has scored
5 goals vs Man City
5 goals vs Liverpool
3 goals vs United
2 goals vs Chelsea
2 goals vs Arsenal
1 goal vs Spurs
Feel free to go and fact check that.
Probably his most memorable performances came against Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool... and maybe United when he was at WBA.
Sure he could score more against the top clubs, but you fail to take into account that he's not been playing at a top club for any of his career and thus its unfair and illogical to compare his goal scoring in big games to other strikers who have been playing in far better and more attacking teams than he has. Everton are very negative away to the big clubs, thus it drastically limits Lukaku's ability to impact a match.
I know he's still quite young and has time to develop but I'd imagine most of those goals against the top clubs came earlier in his career. He seems to be going backwards in that regard instead of growing into his role and dominating the big games the same way he does against the relegation fodder.
That's the major question mark the big clubs will be asking themselves before contemplating making a move for him.
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Barkley too? Not good enough for Chelsea
Lukaku will go to Chelsea. Barkley is just a sweetener and an Englishman they will take to play behind him.
Lukaku will end up being top scorer this year, he's 23, over two years on the contract iirc, Barkley is English thus overpriced and overrated, 100 mil won't cut it.
If we wanted him, we could still pull this off with Rooney going the other way. Would be real kick in the teeth for Everton fans thou.
Do it Chelsea, waste your money!
He has scored goals at EVERY club he has played at. What clubs don't play to their strikers strengths? Spurs play to Kanes strengths. Jose plays to his strikers strengths. I don't get this
Maybe if Barkley continues to develop he'd maybe work in that Matic role beside Kante offering the same physicality with more dynamism and creativity, but that's still quite a big ask. Otherwise he doesn't really fit anywhere at Chelsea.
Barkley would be a massive waste of money and even though that isn't really an issue at Chelsea, he wouldn't really improve them either. Lukaku would be a good signing though, but again he's not a top top striker so I'd be happy if it meant they wouldn't be signing anyone truly world class to replace Diego Costa.
Lukaku will be at Chelsea in the summer, I'm convinced, with Costa going to China for a ridiculous fee.
Barkley wouldn't be a good signing for them IMO.
Barkley wouldn't be a good signing for them IMO.
Barkley
Lukaku would be a brilliant signing though.
Lukaku would be a brilliant signing though.
Gone to Stamford Bridge in what has to be one of the more predictable destinations going for a player on the market
you guys should be going for him - Ibra has shown what a decent striker can do for you. You need a top striker again. Lukaku is doing great considering he has the likes of Gareth Barry supplying him - just imagine what he could do with better players...
If Costa is leaving then I can see Chelsea going for him though.
If Costa is leaving then I can see Chelsea going for him though.
He is PL proven, guarantees you 15-20 goals a season, if he can do that for 5 seasons at least you're golden. Bringing top strikers such as Icardi, Belotti, Aubameyang etc. Whilst they should be able to succeed in the EPL, they may not. Hell, even people were doubting Zlatan before he came.
It wasn't a 23 year old Zlatan though was it?
You'd pay 100m for that but Lukaku? Sorry, but for that price let's get 2 better players;a CM and a RB
I'm not convinced we are the kind of side that can carry a striker with a poor touch and awful passing. So I really don't mind him heading back to Chelsea
He does the single most important job of a striker though.
I doubt it. He's simply not a CM and imo does not have the skills to play such a role.
Quite frankly, he doesn't really fit into the Chelsea team. He could replace Willian or Pedro, but he won't provide the same width or pace, would be a strange signing, particularly as he won't be cheap.
On Chelsea's strikers though, this makes that Belgium kid they signed a bit pointless and he cost a fair amount.
With very few field to cover, with a relatively good attack I do think that Lukaku.
But 100M for him and Barkley is like paying 50M for Stones...
But 100M for him and Barkley is like paying 50M for Stones...
Lukaku is a good player but I really don't think he's suited to Mourinho's style of play and I still have some doubts as to whether he's good enough to lead the line for a team with title winning ambitions.
I know he's just rejected the new contract at Everton but I reckon another year there would be the best thing for him at this point. His hold-up play and first touch could really do with improvement before moving on to a bigger club.
I know he's just rejected the new contract at Everton but I reckon another year there would be the best thing for him at this point. His hold-up play and first touch could really do with improvement before moving on to a bigger club.
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