Romelu Lukaku

[Pizy 18,368]

If Mou doesn't win the league this season having bought the two most expensive players ever in back to back Summer's it'll be embarrassing.

[Special Juan 27,424]

15 minutes ago, Inko said:

We must look deeper
Bernardo Silva is 50 +25 bonus for a player who plays in a weaker championship, nothing says he will also be performing in PL
Bernardo Silva Monaco: 22 years 11 goals 10 assists 7.22 rating
Eden Hazard Lille: 21 years 20 goals 16 passes 7.80 rating

Romelu Lukaku is a full-fledged striker, who marks both right and left as well as the head.

He is accustomed to PL

He is considered a trained player in England

Even if he does not improve he should score at least 20 goals and if he progresses still he will fight for the top scorer every year

All this is taken into account in its price.

Morata, Belotti are great strikers but they have never played in PL

A Morata 170 games 58 goals 23 assists 6.85 rating
A. Belotti 111 games 45 goals 12 assists 6.99 rating
R Lukaku 204 games 96 goals 30 assists 7.11 rating

Maybe Lukaku was the least risky bet.

Sorry for my bad english but it's only 3 months I'm learning.

Your English is fine mate, your learning is paying off.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,919]

13 minutes ago, Mana said:

£90m? F***ing 90m?

He's now worth more than world-class superstars!

His age, and the amount of goals he has scored in the premier league these past few years, makes him a world class superstar now.

[Milan 17,853]

Mourinho a couple of months ago -

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I think Pogba's problem is the tag, the price tag on his back. I hope next summer he's not anymore the highest transfer fee and then the pressure goes to somebody else.

I hope next season some club beats the record with another player and then the pressure goes somewhere else.

 

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I am pretty sure next summer some players with only half his quality will cost the same money.

Well done

[Special Juan 27,424]

9 minutes ago, Sir Mikel OBE said:

His age, and the amount of goals he has scored in the premier league these past few years, makes him a world class superstar now.

Romelu Lukaku is not world class.

[YorkshireBlue 3,122]

4 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Romelu Lukaku is not world class.

World class turd?

[It's too big 625]

Lukaku is a top class striker, no point pretending he isn't because people are butthurt over him potentially signing for Utd. Whether he will or can improve, we will see. I see no reason why he can't improve around other world class players, whether here or at Utd. 

[Bernard N Y Burgesson 139]

24 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Romelu Lukaku is not world class.

Talking as if Morata or belotti or the other targets we are linked to are world class. If you want world class Lewandowski is, Suarez Muller they are world class not belotti or morata or lukaku.

Lukaku is even closer to being world class than the others because he shows it both at club and international levels. What has Morata show at spain or Belotti shown at Italy. They are not even number one at their natinal teams.

[Polo7 3,496]

3 minutes ago, Bernard N Y Burgesson said:

Talking as if Morata or belotti or the other targets we are linked to are world class. If you want world class Lewandowski is, Suarez Muller they are world class not belotti or morata or lukaku.

Lukaku is even closer to being world class than the others because he shows it both at club and international levels. What has Morata show at spain or Belotti shown at Italy. They are not even number one at their natinal teams.

Ok this is fucking laughable. What exactly has Lukaku shown at International level? Also Belotti's all round play is head and shoulders above Lukakus. Cant comment on Morata, havent seen enough of him. 

[Special Juan 27,424]

29 minutes ago, Bernard N Y Burgesson said:

Talking as if Morata or belotti or the other targets we are linked to are world class. If you want world class Lewandowski is, Suarez Muller they are world class not belotti or morata or lukaku.

Lukaku is even closer to being world class than the others because he shows it both at club and international levels. What has Morata show at spain or Belotti shown at Italy. They are not even number one at their natinal teams.

Never implied Belotti or Morata are, not sure where your digging that up from. As for Lukaku, he's miles from world class, he's very good but has a long way to go to even get near the names you mentioned.

Lukaku is at this moment in time average at International level.

[Special Juan 27,424]

39 minutes ago, It's too big said:

Lukaku is a top class striker, no point pretending he isn't because people are butthurt over him potentially signing for Utd. Whether he will or can improve, we will see. I see no reason why he can't improve around other world class players, whether here or at Utd. 

He's a quality striker, he is not world class, if you are putting him in the same bracket as Suarez, Lewandowski, Benzema then I suggest you go watch full games of everyone I mentioned.

[Bernard N Y Burgesson 139]

2 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Never implied Belotti or Morata are, not sure where your digging that up from. As for Lukaku, he's miles from world class, he's very good but has a long way to go to even get near the names you mentioned.

Lukaku is at this moment in time average at International level, so much so he's struggling against Benteke.

Really against benteke really. that not correct

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

1 hour ago, the wes said:

Everton are waiting on Manchester United to meet their total demands over the sale of Romelu Lukaku, which could amount to £90m, according to Sky sources.

Maybe I have not understood, but have not Everton and Utd agreed a 75m fee already. Why do they have to agree a 90m fee now?

[Georgy 439]

9 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

Maybe I have not understood, but have not Everton and Utd agreed a 75m fee already. Why do they have to agree a 90m fee now?

It's 75 + 15 addons + Rooney. 

 

 

[the wes 7,212]

10 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

Maybe I have not understood, but have not Everton and Utd agreed a 75m fee already. Why do they have to agree a 90m fee now?

Sky sources reported yesterday the fee was agreed but half hour later a source from Everton said the fee wasn't agreed rumours says Everton leaked the story cause they want a bidding war with Chelsea and utd smart move from Everton 

[Barbara 15,149]

Lukaku is a top class striker, no point pretending he isn't because people are butthurt over him potentially signing for Utd. Whether he will or can improve, we will see. I see no reason why he can't improve around other world class players, whether here or at Utd. 

I've been saying (and praying) that I don't want him here for months, no butt hurt comments.
He does not play well against good defenses. His technique is lacking, he's selfish at times, stupid at others. Is he a poacher? Of course he is. Will he continue to score? Yes, although not as much IMO.
He is the kind of striker Conte seems to like, I'll give him that, but we can do better.
I said a couple of weeks ago when it looked like he was going to come here that we were going to have Torres 2.0 for double the (unworthy) price tag and become laughing stock, so on this regard I'm happy United will continue to be the laughs, but I'm concerned about where it leaves our relationship with Conte if he really wants him and is pissed we didn't get.

I wasn't wrong about Mata, de Bruyne, Cech and others we let go. They had exactly the seasons I predicted them to have in our rivals. I could be wrong about Lukaku, but I am more certain about him than all the others... Blessing in disguise especially because of the ridiculous fee. It doesn't mean I'm not worried about our future with Conte.

[Atholy 1,293]

1 hour ago, Polo7 said:

Ok this is fucking laughable. What exactly has Lukaku shown at International level? Also Belotti's all round play is head and shoulders above Lukakus. Cant comment on Morata, havent seen enough of him. 

He's 10 goals away from becoming the all time TOP scorer in the history of Belgian National team (and this at the age of 23...)

But if you only rate him on how many World Cup/European Cup finals goals... He's done absolutely nothing at all!!

[Rekin 835]

2 hours ago, Inko said:

We must look deeper
Bernardo Silva is 50 +25 bonus for a player who plays in a weaker championship, nothing says he will also be performing in PL
Bernardo Silva Monaco: 22 years 11 goals 10 assists 7.22 rating
Eden Hazard Lille: 21 years 20 goals 16 passes 7.80 rating

Romelu Lukaku is a full-fledged striker, who marks both right and left as well as the head.

He is accustomed to PL

He is considered a trained player in England

Even if he does not improve he should score at least 20 goals and if he progresses still he will fight for the top scorer every year

All this is taken into account in its price.

Morata, Belotti are great strikers but they have never played in PL

A Morata 170 games 58 goals 23 assists 6.85 rating
A. Belotti 111 games 45 goals 12 assists 6.99 rating
R Lukaku 204 games 96 goals 30 assists 7.11 rating

Maybe Lukaku was the least risky bet.

Sorry for my bad english but it's only 3 months I'm learning.

I see where you are coming from, but I disagree with you. 
While I do enjoy the WhoScored ratings, they are just numbers that do not take everything into consideration. 

B.Silva was rarely the finisher, nor the main star in Monaco. Hazard was the superstar of Lille who took penalties and was put in goalscoring positions. Silva excels in retaining the ball, passing and using his technique to create space for others. They are both on a very high level, but have different roles. Silva still had a respectful return, and also performed in the CL. 

Lukaku is a very good goal-scorer, but those goals has come in teams where he gets a lot of space. Many of his strengths would evaporate against packed defenses, and while I do not doubt that he can still score a respectful amount, I just doubt that he is going to become a high impact player that can change the game on his own. That is something that you must be able to ask of a player costing £100m. 

I would like to think that when clubs pay big money for young players, there is also an expectation/hope that the player in question is able to take the next step in his development when surrounded by better players than before. I wrote some time ago that I was hoping Conte could help Lukaku become more than he is today, but honestly I am not sure that there is much more. Lukaku is a player that is fast, very strong and a capable finisher, and in my opinion his development curve has hit its peak. Is the player he is today worth £100m? I would absolutely disagree with that. I think that Belotti and Morata have yet to show how they would perform week in and week out as the spearhead of a good teams attack, and therefore it is harder to value them for me. 

Will Lukaku score goals wherever he goes? I think so.
Is he a player that you want in the CL against elite defenders, or in the PL against teams parking the bus? In my opinion no. 

The problem is that whomever Chelsea gets, there will be a risk attached. I do however prefer buying a player that I believe can become world class, rather than one I believe will never reach it.

There are also numerous Belgian and Everton supporters who thought £80m was way too much for him.