Why do you need to be so unnecessarily dramatic?
Are you suggesting that it does not weaken a clubs negotiating position if their player is actively talking in the press about wanting to leave and therefore pushing for a move?
I'm no dramatic, just visualized Ed running around his desk in the office with Home alone kid face expression. Ok maybe I am dramatic, but why would Lukaku blah blah to press make United to lower the money we want for him? He has contract for 2,3 more years, right? He is bigging him self up, come and get me plea, Conte is best, I'm sure he said same for Jose year ago, I love Italy, Serie A is the best, blah. If anything him talking shows me how stupid he is, if he goes great, if he stays, I would put him in reserve team and feck his entire season before EC, give example to other players not to speak shit while under contract. Ok, club wont do it, because he is on huge wages, and cost a bomb. Just sit him on the bench, and give him last 5 minutes. He is disrespectful and deserves no mercy from the club, and if he wants to leave, take pay cut you log. If club wants 60,70 mil for him, they wont lower it because he talks to press. That is not how it works. At least, I hope so. On the other hand, get that thumb up, pointy finger bodybuilder out. We got him for 75mil, not gonna sell him for 30, because he talks.
That is actually all he does.