Lukaku would be a good signing for Chelsea, but not as a direct replacement for Diego Costa.
Romelu Lukaku | United confirm deal subject to medical and personal terms
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A flat track bully is exactly what we need - Lukaku scored 4 against Bournemouth recently whilst we struggled to score even one and ended up drawing
exactly! only 10 games a league season are against top 6 opposition. Id love Lukaku here to bang goals past the rest.
Even the interest in such mediocre players is depressing. With what Lukaku would cost, you should be getting one of the best strikers in the world. He's nowhere near that, and probably never will be.
But we have ambition to be back in with the big clubs in the Champions League at some stage in the future, that means playing against top level defenders and if Lukaku isn't up to that then we'd be in trouble if he's our only option to play up front on his own.
How about we get to the champions league before we worry about Lukaku's performance against top defenders.
Jose buys strikers that suits his game plan.
Is Lukaku a step up from all of our striking options except Zlatan? He clearly is but that's not saying much. This is exactly the sort of signing Fergie would have made to strengthen us in depth which makes me suggest it won't happen. His record is phenomenal and look at the difference Andy Cole made when he joined us despite people saying he was limited and not worth the money. He is proven in the Premier League and would bang them in for us surely - look how many draws we have had this season when we could have done with someone to scuff it over the line? No doubt we'll skip this signing and go for another attacking midfielder/ forward who can play wide. The only strikers we have signed since Fergie left four (!!!) years ago are an injury ravaged Falcao and Zlatan, that's ludicrous.
In fairness we were saddled with 2 declining players in RVP and Wayne who were our two highest earners, wasn't easy to just replace them instantly post Fergie.
It's blindingly obvious we need another striker, Rashford isn't ready and Martial isn't showing any signs of developing into a central striker in the Thierry Henry mould.
I think the ideal situation is Zlatan turns down the big draw of the MLS
, is partnered up front by a Griezemann or Dybala class of player off him.We can spend our time singing "José's got us playing the way we should" until we're all blue in the face but we need more players that can put the ball in the net, we're 3/4 of the way through the league and Bournemouth have scored more goals than us, that's a sad fact
Barkley would be a terrible signing for Chelsea, if Koeman gets fed up of his attitude on occasion, how would Conte?
Wonder if the club see him as a 'name' signing in case they lose Hazard?
Wonder if the club see him as a 'name' signing in case they lose Hazard?
Everton should accept it straight away if they ever receive such an offer from Chelsea. 100m for the pair of them is ridiculous insane. Both are not that good to command such a fee
Everton will get close to 90 million alone for Lukaku or he will stay another year.
Plus Barkley has been one of the best midfielders in the league in 2017. Looks like the penny has finally dropped and Koeman has him fulfilling is huge potential. I'd be devastated if he left as it would be hard for us to get a player as talented as him in.
I'd like whatever this guy is smoking.
We won't get close to 90m for Rom but Barkley has clearly been one of the best players in the league since start of the year. It's not even up for debate.
He has the second highest amount of assists in the five major European leagues since start of the year.
Only clueless biffs who don't watch him and rely on outdated cliches think he's average nowadays.
He has the second highest amount of assists in the five major European leagues since start of the year.
Only clueless biffs who don't watch him and rely on outdated cliches think he's average nowadays.
I remember getting laughed at when I told everyone we would get huge fees for Fellaini and Stones aswell.
Will rival fans go bat shit crazy at thought they are buying a player back for silly money like they did with Pogba, I can almost put my house on it that it won't be nearly as blown up as to what Pogba was
I think attitude will change soon as he wears a shirt that demands it.
Lukaku left for a respectable fee though, Pogba was poached away for pennies, hence the one that got away. Clubs buy back players that they moved on all the time, especially Real.
Lukaku is a proven PL dangerman though, and is likely going to be the PL top scorer this season.
Added to that, if Barkley's in the deal too, for 100m, that's like Lukaku for 60m and Barkley for 40m, that's fecking brilliant business in my opinion.
To put it another way, it's Lukaku and Barkley for 10m more than we paid for Pogba...
The main reason he wants to leave is because of the huge demand on his shoulders being the local boy. He was hyped up as our Gerrard and has had to deal with that pressure since he was 17. He also supports Everton so he probably cares more about our shirt than any other one he puts on.
I'm not super excited about Lukaku either. And didn't Everton turn down a £60m offer for him? If we're paying £70m for a striker he had better be absolute world class.
I agree but this is British tax. If you are English or prem proven, add an extra 15-20%.
He hasn't blown him away but 4 of Kanes 19 goals have been penalties, Lukaku has some amount of goals without taking any penalties. He also has a higher percentage of goals in open player per minute.
+ 4 more assists, and all this whilst playing for a team who are considerably weaker than Spurs.
They are both very talented players but Lukaku's performed better this season imo.
In today's market those two are worth more than £100m. Lukaku would be around £70-80 and Barkley probably £40ish maybe?
Any club that is willing to pay this price would be mad. Both are good players, but way too expansive.
If they got £50 million for a calamity that is Stones, how hard ball will they play for Lukaku then? It'll be a world record fee imo for Rom.
Not even worth 50m let alone 100m. Poor poor player.
Yes mate, the top scorer in the league is clearly awful. So poor that he's outscored everyone else in the league whilst playing for a mid table side.
Deary me
I thought it had already been established that Lukaku was a flat track bully who always struggles against top teams and in big games?
Certainly, he has always been ineffective vs us, either through stage-fright or lack of class.
I have too many doubts for him tip our spear for the next generation.
Certainly, he has always been ineffective vs us, either through stage-fright or lack of class.
I have too many doubts for him tip our spear for the next generation.
Would be as crazy as our fee for Pogba
Establish by people who like to ignore facts and insert their own made up realitys
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
His best performances coming in an FA cup quarter final against Chelsea, a derby against Liverpool, a critical top 4 match against Arsenal in 13/14 and a hat trick against United.
Flat track bully, lols
wow - that looks pretty good! Maybe Im very wrong.
will be 60-70m most likely. 90m is what we wanted his clause to be, for the simple reason we know no one will pay that much.
Christ, the world has gone mad when you pay a world record fee for a donkey.
Didn't that already happen in the summer? lol.
Lack context much?
Obviously I meant he is the poorest among the top strikers in the league. Costa, Aguero, Kane, Sanchez, Ibra, Defoe are all better players than him.
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