Can't wait till we sign Zlatan again in January.
Zlatan and Lukaku up top, Fellaini in at #10.
Just knock it long lads.
Zlatan and Lukaku up top, Fellaini in at #10.
Just knock it long lads.
Romelu Lukaku | United confirm deal subject to medical and personal terms
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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BBC reported fee is agreed, BBC Merseyside reporting fee is not agreed.
Exactly.
The official sources will always say the same till the fee is paid and everything is finalized, till their replay will be the same " the deal isn't done" even if Ed is setting beside him with contracts on the table.
If Morata had stayed at Juve he would have been a proven Serie A striker with CL experience (finals even). A real he didn't play as much as Benzema because Zidane prefers Benzema yet Morata scored more goals and has a highly impressive goals/minute ratio. Also if Lukaku were at Real Madrid he wouldn't play either.Everton won't confirm anything until Lukaku is in a Utd shirt so shouldn't be digging the report too much.
...However, if true, what a fantastic move this would be. A proven EPL striker for many seasons now at £75M or a RM reject at £70M? Only one winner here and it's not even close.
186 appearances
85 goals
42 assists
Worth every penny in comparison to Morata who is A LOT bigger risk at essentially the same price tag. Not to mention, Lukaku is 24 yrs old - the same as Morata.
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http://bit.ly/2utzuUa
Zlatan knew all along
And for all the pessimists out there who don't think highly of Lukaku (for whatever odd reason), only Aguero has scored more goals (99) in the last 5 EPL seasons than Lukaku (85). Then you compare the City teams Aguero was on those years vs the Everton teams Lukaku was on, a point can easily be made Lukaku got more out of what he had to work with than what Aguero had.
Best of all this would be a huge middle finger to Madrid. The feck outta here trying to recoup a blasphemous amount for Morata and taking the piss. Have fun getting the Mbappe fee from someone else. PLEASE GOD LET THIS MOVE BE TRUE!!!
So I really don't get this Madrid reject kinda stuff. Madrid is not rejecting him, if anything they want to keep him, they bought him back for £30m from Juve last year and they are asking for top dollar because right now because they don't want to sell him. He just hasn't yet cemented a starting position in what is the best team of the world atm where players like Ronaldo and Bale are also in the mix. There is absolutley no shame in that. At Juve he was first choice striker, played all their important games and he was impressive in the CL.
Morata is just technically more gifted than Lukaku and with him upfront we could actually improve the quality of our football. I would be very sad if we don't end up signing Morata, I think he would compliment Lukaku very well in fact.
Probably because some sources are saying that Chelsea might still make another offer.
& Matic behind them.
Nah, in this market that is a pretty reasonable price I think. Could have been a lot worse.Except Everton.
When the window closes and we can see the sum total of business clubs have done in the PL and across Europe we can look at this deal and decide whether it represents value. (And then again at the end of the season when we see how they all performed.) It might not be the best deal but Im pretty sure it wont be the worst either.
Nah the Merseyside one is reporting there isn't a deal, which there probably isn't yet. BBC only saying there's an agreement on a fee not that a deal is done.
BBC reported fee is agreed, BBC Merseyside reporting fee is not agreed.
Helping us dodge a £75m bullet and taking Matic of our hands. I had my doubts but looks like Jose still loves us after all
United have just royally fecked over Chelsea and Madrid, love it
Just going to wait for the standard United tweet everyone else in twitter world is getting ignored
To be fair, unless Everton want to show some gratitude for Lukaku's years of service, they should be now plying him to the highest bidder. Get on with Chelsea, PSG, china etc and see if they can get more.
Sux for the player as it appears he's keen on us and his buddies, but Everton have no obligation to be nice.
Like how people always say Levy is the worst...not from Spurs perspective.
Sux for the player as it appears he's keen on us and his buddies, but Everton have no obligation to be nice.
Like how people always say Levy is the worst...not from Spurs perspective.
To be fair it's been stated here quite clearly that the deal is not yet completed … the energy surrounding the rumour however, comes from the fact that it's from a reliable source not force fed to us by a club, a player or his agent.
Provided we get anyone but Matic
Love seeing people analyse the fee as if they have any idea of the club's financial workings. Assuming Morata would seal Dave going the other way, I'd rather have Lukaku and keep Dave personally.
He's gonna score a ton of goals, couldn't give a shit about anything else. Can't wait to see how he links up with his mate Pogba.
He's gonna score a ton of goals, couldn't give a shit about anything else. Can't wait to see how he links up with his mate Pogba.
The door seems still open for Chelsea to hopefully come in with more and we can still get Morata.
Great banter mate.Helping us dodge a £75m bullet and taking Matic of our hands. I had my doubts but looks like Jose still loves us after all
£29,450,000 is your inflation adjusted total.
I think the banner headline on the Cafe is a bit pre-emptive.
It was probably Everton that leaked the news in order to draw out new bidders.
Mario Gomes scored a goal a game in 11/12 yet still got dropped the following season. United improved after selling RVN, in the modern game you need more than goals unless you score at the rate Ronaldo does.
Great signing and great fee. Job well done Woodword, Mourinho and co.
It's so sweet to give Chelsea a taste of their own medicine. Good 'ol Jose.
and yet he is still just turned 24 and so has lots more developing to do. We don't know what the final version of Lukaku looks like, but it's a very exciting prospect.
Me as well. BBC also reports it's not true
As @crappycraperson says, this is such a Ferguson signing.
That makes sense. Thank you.
Top striker who will only get better.
I dunno why people say he doesn't score against good teams when he scored against Arsenal, Tottenham, City and Chelsea last season? Maybe because he usually plays poor against us?
I dunno why people say he doesn't score against good teams when he scored against Arsenal, Tottenham, City and Chelsea last season? Maybe because he usually plays poor against us?
Should have chosen my username more carefully
At what point does Mino Raiola become our Director of Football?
SAF and Mourinho are very alike in so many ways.
I'm sure SAF has influenced Mourinho is some of his thinking and approach to the game.
I'm not sure why some of you don't want to admit that the deal is done....when it is.
Guys, he will most likely be joining the rest of his new teammates, over the weekend.
Welcome Mr Lukaku and I hope you score many many goals for us.
Guys, he will most likely be joining the rest of his new teammates, over the weekend.
Welcome Mr Lukaku and I hope you score many many goals for us.
Players don't reinvent themselves much in their mid 20s. They developed mentally and become more consistent/better at what they do best but the notion that we can fundamentally change the game of a player entering his prime is hopeful at best and nonsensical at worst.
Also, bear in mind that he's similar to Rooney with the amount of football he played from a young age. He's unlikely to last long past 30.
I'm not comparing them, mine was a throwaway comment about the looking down at strikers who were "just goalscorers".
He hasn't signed yet.
On the bright side, signing Drogba means that we'd at the least bitch slap the Wengerboyz every time.
Lukaku
Goals with Header 18
Goals with Right Foot 24
Goals with Left Foot 42
Pens 6
Freekick 1
https://www.premierleague.com/players/4290/Romelu-Lukaku/stats
Goals with Header 18
Goals with Right Foot 24
Goals with Left Foot 42
Pens 6
Freekick 1
https://www.premierleague.com/players/4290/Romelu-Lukaku/stats
I think castles wrote a piece saying he needed to present mendes severed head on a platter to ed woodward.
Got a feeling the idiot that briefed people will feck this up for us.
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