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17 minutes ago, Jype said:

Quote me where I've said that. You are aware there's a middle ground between thinking he's shit and thinking he's the second coming of Jesus Christ?

In pretty much all my posts regarding Lukaku I've openly said I think he still has flaws in his game andΒ that he can still easily end up being deemed a failure at the club, especially given the amount of money invested. But I've also said that I believe he has improved his overall game under the coaching of Antonio Conte and that I can see him being a good fit tactically under Tuchel as well, due to already proving he's a good fit for Conte's tactics which are not all that different.

I don't know about you but I will rather choose to be optimistic and see how it goes. No one likes a moaner.

Im also optimistic...that he will score some goals...

You totally twisted what i said in a previous post, Alluding to me moaning and writing him off....but i didnt!

Tit for tat at this point son

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Genuine question: How has lukaku improved while at inter? Like what characteristics, etc.

I haven't watched him much since at Man U, so I'm not thrilled about this at all. But I think he'll be hungry to prove everyone wrong and he'll get my full support.

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9 minutes ago, Miguelito said:

Genuine question: How has lukaku improved while at inter? Like what characteristics, etc.

I haven't watched him much since at Man U, so I'm not thrilled about this at all. But I think he'll be hungry to prove everyone wrong and he'll get my full support.

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Shielding and passingΒ 

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11 minutes ago, Miguelito said:

Genuine question: How has lukaku improved while at inter? Like what characteristics, etc.

I haven't watched him much since at Man U, so I'm not thrilled about this at all. But I think he'll be hungry to prove everyone wrong and he'll get my full support.

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There are several articles about how Conte has improved his hold up play by having him do drills everyday. His first touch is still not one of control so Conte has him redirect the ball and chase it. I guess if he has a brick touch, learn to play off that brick touch. He looks much better with his leverage amongst CB than he used to play. I do not think Conte changed his game as much as tweeked what was there.

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54 minutes ago, Miguelito said:

Genuine question: How has lukaku improved while at inter? Like what characteristics, etc.

I haven't watched him much since at Man U, so I'm not thrilled about this at all. But I think he'll be hungry to prove everyone wrong and he'll get my full support.

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IMO he hasnt that much when you factor in its serie A

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3 hours ago, Jype said:

Then again, if he does succeed your 'reputation' will be 'destroyed' as well and you should expect to be called out for it.

For people like you it's basically a win-win. Either he fails and you can keep moaning forever and say 'I told you so' or he's a huge success and youΒ can quietly hop on the bandwagon and pretend you always rated him. Or somewhere in the middle ground, like we've seen with many players in the past:Β when they have a good game or just generally in good formΒ the topics go quiet for ages,Β but the minute they put a foot wrong the moaners come out of hiding.

Destroying reputations does not exist on football forum. Everyone was wrong about something.Β Go read Kepa thread in January 2019. His biggest bashers were praising him to heavens.

And just Jorginho would make 90% delate their accounts if such a thing is in place...

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3 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

I do not have an image but here are the numbers.

Moses Β£4.5m
Giroud Β£1.5m
Tomori Β£26m
Guehi Β£18m
Bate Β£1.5m
Simeu Β£1.5m
Livramento Β£5m
Ugbo Β£5m (TBC)
Abraham Β£34m (TBC)

Total Β£97m + Loan Fees

Lukaku fee Β£97.5m

I am sure Gilmour, Broja and Gallagher areΒ close to 5m loan fee together.Β 

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3 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

I do not see anything wrong with the numbers? With FFP you do need to have the money coming in to balance players being bought. I do not think it is rationalizing, but rather showing that our net spend is within what is allowed. I know they say FFP is relaxed, but I still think they must be within a range, of which I have no idea what that range is?

That is one thing, but another to imply the sales cover Lukaku transfer. We bought Chillwill, Havertz, Werner, and Ziyech last summer, and probably going to buy a couple more players this summer. SalesΒ revenues generated are not going to going to cover Lukaku transfer alone.

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6 minutes ago, Clockwork said:

That is one thing, but another to imply the sales cover Lukaku transfer. We bought Chillwill, Havertz, Werner, and Ziyech last summer, and probably going to buy a couple more players this summer. SalesΒ revenues generated are not going to going to cover Lukaku transfer alone.

I am not sure how much the Hazard transfer covered those acquisitions? I really don't get into the accounting aspect, I just like to reserve my muppet behavior for the names of those coming in. If you read other boards it is interesting the conspiracy theories that Tammy being sold for 40M Euros is somehowΒ not a legit deal and money is being passed under the table so we can balance our books. One fan base always thinks another team is cheating the system. When you are talking these billions of Euros spent in transfer windows, some shady thing probably do happen.

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37 minutes ago, Clockwork said:

That is one thing, but another to imply the sales cover Lukaku transfer. We bought Chillwill, Havertz, Werner, and Ziyech last summer, and probably going to buy a couple more players this summer. SalesΒ revenues generated are not going to going to cover Lukaku transfer alone.

Except it is when you consider what is amortized for the fiscal year.Β 

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11 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Weird how there’s no news today when the whole world knows what’s going on.

Maybe the club waiting until Messi is made official to get some spotlight of our own?

Remember the Havertz announcement last year?

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24 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Remember the Havertz announcement last year?

I don’t recall actually seeing Kai leaving his medical and then boarding a plane like we did with Rom. Maybe my memory is fuzzy.

I’m guessing it’ll now be Thursday for this announcement since we won’t do it on the day we have a match.

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Just now, Pizy said:

I don’t recall actually seeing Kai leaving his medical and then boarding a plane like we did with Rom. Maybe my memory is fuzzy.

I’m guessing it’ll now be Thursday for this announcement since we won’t do it on the day we have a match.

I think we said they must be announcing Kia today everyday for a week.Β 

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1 hour ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Except it is when you consider what is amortized for the fiscal year.Β 

That's a word never utteredΒ at PSG.Β πŸ˜‰

However you feel about Lukaku, I think we can all agree that he's not a contender to sign for Madrid, City, or Munich. So, the price tag is a bit disappointing to say the least. Reckon inter will be the happiest in this transaction, with Lukaku as a close second (players get tons in transfer fees). How happy will we be is the bigΒ question mark.

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5 hours ago, Mana said:

I guess Conte winning the league with us was just a fluke because he came from "Serie A".

I'm not a huge fan of Lukaku but come on man. Whether you like it or not, Lukaku is currently one of Europe's top strikers. Only like 3 you can say without a doubt that is better than him.

From juve to us back to inter?

The two best teams by miles in that league?

Its like man u and city in the championship!

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