King Kante

Yeah, whilst I don't think he is turning into a world beater, he has the biggest quality you want from someone like him in that CB5 role which is commitment.

I still have a feeling Dave will re-sign late and one of AC/Rudi will do also. Let's see how CB plays out. Personally, I am still of the opinion that if 3atb continues James may end up there and Livra may come back. However, that'll be another 18 mouths minimum.

Colwill. However, Colwill riding the bench until a number of injuries isn't great.

Yeah, from a squad depth view he is a good option. I mean, I rather have him sitting about to be CB5/LB3 than have no one. Only issue is our academy players who could potentially also fill that position; although you're then equally at danger of restricting their development through lack of minutes.

Or one seasons wages for Lukaku.

Agreed.

Not being funny, but the fact of the matter is that he has had good chances and he doesn't take them. Yesterday, got cross, miskicks. City away, clean through hits it too close to the keeper, Spurs CC games two headers puts them wide. Sorry, but the only way you get away with his work rate is if you convert like Crespo, Pipo or Van Nistlerooy or equivalent. Zero work rate and poor to adequate finishing just means the player is poor. I mean, what chances do we need to provide him exactly to get him scoring? Taps like against Le Arse, Zenit away and Chesterfield?

I honestly think PSG are the only hope.

Juve can't, that is why they forged documents to the stock market and sold CR7. AM maybe, but I cannot see a Spanish team looking at his technique and thinking 'you know what, let's buy him'.

Nah, we seen this before with Torres and Kepa. He'll play until there is zero hope in even the people that still defend him/wanted him in the first place. He'll get a minimum of two seasons unless he gets an injury.

PSG or Newcastle are the only hope. Lukaku moved purely for a new contract and wants that money. Only those two would be able to pay it. However, even then Newcastle may not be able to do it due to PL FFP which you know 18 of the 20 PL clubs would force on them if they spend too much (City are the only ones who wouldn't.)

And that goal was against a particularly disjointed Le Arse who looked completely unprepared for the start of the season. Additionally, the goal was a tap in so not exactly one where you have to take your hat off and say well played. Surely got to be on the bench soon. My hope is Kai plays against Plymouth, gets a couple and then TT can just say he has to play owing to him having taken his chance.

Looks like one of those punts we like to take on young players. Probably do 6 months in the academy and then go out on loan next year or we may even keep him at Derby.

People are down on him now, but Kai was one of the most sought after young talents when brought too.

I am expecting a rough ride for him from the MHL. One thing about us in there, we'll always stick by a trier (see how much love Alonso and Werner get or even how much support players like Torres or Kezman got.) However, if you do not give 110% when being inconsistent/poor then expect a verbal battering.

I can see us getting Dembele even if it is for his last six months and we go from there. Barca look like they want him gone now. Six month loan is a possibility imo. Not sure he is what we need as he makes Pulisic look like Superman with his injuries.

Don't play Lukaku. That is all.

He is never getting the physical disadvantage he got in Italy over here and as for that France performance he won't get that time in club football (whilst it should also be remembered that is probably his only decent performance against a decent International side for them.) People can say what they want but the fact of the matter is that the way he is looking at the moment is exactly the way he looked at Utd, try and slice it how you want but he is a donkey.

Sorry Lukaku is worse than Torres. At least Torres had the excuse of being broken from injuries to his hamstrings and anyhow continued to run around and work off the ball. Lukaku is simply sh*t technically and has no desire to do anywork off the ball other than point. As for Kepa, @NikkiCFCyou can't be serious that you wouldn't take £50m. I know he is one of your favourites, but yet again against City we saw the reasons why he got dropped. I mean KDB's shot wasn't even in the corner and he had a good sight of it but still let it in (I mean, hasn't he still failed to save a shot going towards the top right hand corner from open play, which is why Tielemans was shooting on sight in the FA Cup final?) Additionally, he was rooted to his line for the corners and wasn't commanding his area. Yeah, he has improved his confidence a little and is making a couple of decent saves again that look great. However, he still has a lot of the deficiencies that got him dropped, it is just that aren't being exposed as much atm.

During SFL's time it appeared Kepa did start a lot more than SFL would've had him start and he only made the change after it got so bad. Expect the same with Lukaku.

Well not that much sense. He seems to have believed prior to kick off that 'Pep played into Lukaku's hands' by dropping Dias, when in fact Pep was trolling him.

There may be worse players, but equally you had to be a complete mouth breather if you thought this wasn't going to happen prior to the transfer. I mean, the guy spent two years at Utd doing exactly the same thing and a was similar at Everton too. Unless you lived under a rock or believe that Conte is some sort of real life magician, this was a painfully obvious outcome.

Of course Lukaku shouldn't start but the problem is his fee and wages. Not for the first time, I suspect there is board pressure to play an expensive player on the manager.

Why is the interesting? It was predicted by at least half of us on here and virtually all Man Utd fans who where doing cartwheels when they packed him off to Inter and where crying with laughter when we brought him.

Who is insane enough to want a pointing statue upfront for £100m/£350k+ a week? As said by I and many when he was brought, he is a poor player and once brought he would be a millstone around our neck for years.