Romelu Lukaku

[bushman 2,043]

If the above is exactly what happened, then one must wonder who the hell is responsible for this mess ?

Chelsea had plenty of time to find a team for BA or am I mistaken ?

[ZOS 580]

Jose should have fought for him, he should have made signing a central midfielder a priority and Ba or Torres should have been benched if need be till January

[The only place to be 11,313]

In his cameo against Bayern,not even including the penalty.his running around like a headless chicken..chasing players from far behind that he had no chance to get the ball off and taking away the opportunity for our defense to pass upfield to relieve pressure,at the same time allowing Bayern to pour more players forward,rather than having to keep back to mark him,it showcased Lukaku' s lack of football mental maturity.

He's still very much a kid in a man's body.hopefully the loan will help him grow.Everton are gonna try and play good football on the ground under Martinez,it could help him become a more rounded player when he comes back to us.

Having seen his interviews and the way he carries himself, I can't agree with that in the slightest.

In fact I think it's very much incorrect.

He seems remarkably grounded, level-headed and mature. On the pitch he has appeared composed, calm but also enthusiastic. He's not the finished article but that's why he needs support and minutes. He could've gotten minutes at here or Everton - but he'll almost certainly get both at Everton. From that point of view it's a great loan move for him because the Everton fans will support him.

Our fans?

[Hamilton 2,120]

Romelu asked himself for a loan out according to this interview.

http://www.voetbalkrant.com/nl/nieuws/lees/2013-09-03/lukaku-het-was-mijn-idee-om-me-uit-te-lenen

Don't know if that's also the source..

He always said he wanted to be ready at 21, so another year on the bench would do him no good. He asked himself for a loan to work on his lesser quality's.

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

Romelu asked himself for a loan out according to this interview.

http://www.voetbalkrant.com/nl/nieuws/lees/2013-09-03/lukaku-het-was-mijn-idee-om-me-uit-te-lenen

Don't know if that's also the source..

He always said he wanted to be ready at 21, so another year on the bench would do him no good. He asked himself for a loan to work on his lesser quality's.

For the english speakers:

"José Mourinho also agreed with the loan. We had a talk. He's the best trainer I've had so far. He believes in the tough approach and that suits me fine. After Everton I want to return to Chelsea a stronger man. Eto'o's arrival didn't matter much. Torres was already there. I know what competition means."

And then there's this weird line:

"His Chelsea future is not yet fixed, but Lukaku can live with that: "In footbal, you can expect everything. You know, I shared a dressing-room with Anelka, and he told me a story once I would have never believed if he didn't tell me himself."

Now I want to know the story.

Anyway, these words make me feel a tad less angry.

[Shakez 755]

This is what really happened:

First of all... I will not mingle myself into all these discussions if this loan move is good for him or not. Clearly he needs to play. If he was benched for us all season... a loan move is absolutely the right choice! BUT... this is what really happened yesterday night!

• Lukaku was promised a loan wouldn't be necessary this season. Both coach and board said they believed in him this season to stay at the bridge. This was even confirmed once again last week... both towards the player himself as to his manager Christophe.
• Chelsea was not planning a loan on him

Problems with BA:

• the club wanted Demba Ba to go out on loan. But other than Arsenal... no club came to show actual interest. Since Roman didn't want Demba to go to a direct competitor of us... they wanted to wait until the deadline to find another club.
• No club came with an actual offer... Arsenal was once again thought off but eventually Roman had the final decision= NO!

Too many strikers:

• With Eto'o, Torres, Lukaku and Ba... surely at least one striker had to go on a loan. Everybody agreed it should be BA. Since this plan failed... with the clock ticking Lukaku suddenly became an option again.
• Interest of several clubs: West Brom, Everton & Malaga were the most direct.

Lukaku was not involved:

• Roms was in Belgium with our NT yesterday night. He himself was not involved in the discussions.
• He got to know the club was thinking about loaning him out all over sudden late in the evening.
• Rom was rather shocked since he was promised a loan wouldn't be an option this year. Lukaku really wanted to play for us this season!
• When he heard a loan would be the case... Apart from being devastated and shocked, Romelu only wanted one thing: back to West Brom.

The club chooses Everton:

• With midnight arriving... Romelu got informed the club was going to loan him out to Everton.
• When he heard this, Romelu was REALLY disappointed!! First of all he didn't want to out on loan, secondly he was promised he would get his chance this season... and finally he had said IF he had to go... WBA was the only club he wanted to go to.
• Nevertheless the Club chooses Everton.

Lukaku angry but professional:

• being angry & disappointed about the promises not being kept... Romelu felt really bad.
• Nevertheless he remained calm and most of all very professional!
• He was backed by his buddy Kevin Mirallas (Everton player) and soon he send his tweet into the world: happy to sign at Everton. Not really the case... but he's just a loyal and professional boy.

As you see the club broke his promises and used Romelu as a plaything in their game with Demba which was going to fail! Apart from the outcome (probably being good for Rom's himself if he was to be benched all season) => this clearly bad management! Moreover you need to know we are dealing with human beings. In regard to Lukaku... the club already made so many mistakes... We can only be thrilled if Lukaku comes back for us in Winter or Next summer to ONCE AGAIN give his best to earn a spot in a team that doesn't give him chances!

Absolute and utter bullshit. Just completed listening to his interview at the NT. Romelu didn't want to go towards West Brom. He chose Everton himself after getting calls from several clubs, and he spoke to the Everton manager for 30 minutes. He also angrily called out to the person who said he was unhappy, he is infact very happy with the loan move. At the end they asked if Mourinho talked to him, while smiling he said it was confidential.

Edit: Here is the link to the interview btw if you understand Dutch: http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/buitenland/Engeland/130903_lukaku_over_transfer

[The Skipper 20,609]

Conspiracy theories out of the window then.

This is the best for Romelu, I'm very glad he sees so himself. I'm pretty glad he doesn't have the same mentality as some on here. Lukaku is realistic, he knows that if he wants to become the striker that he can be he needs to be playing regularly whilst working on his lesser qualities (link up play comes to mind which he'll definitely develop at Everton).

This really is the best for Romelu rather than having him come off the bench now and then for us. He'll gain more experience, be more mature when he comes back, and most importantly, be a better rounded and better footballer.

Lukaku

Pienaar - Barkley - Mirallas

Barry - McCarthy

Baines - Distin - Jagielka - Coleman

Howard

Fantastically solid team that could easily finish top 6, maybe even challenge top 4 if they settle down.

Once again, it's a brilliant loan move. Lukaku will be the number one striker ahead of Jelavic and Kone (anyone saying otherwise is just being bitter) and he will develop much more as a footballer at Everton than he will here.

There's no rush with this guy people. He's only 20 and has the world ahead of him. Have faith, look past the blind hatred, it's the right decision made for his and our future.

[didierforever 7,349]

our board's desicion with the youth in this windown has been a little shocking. no loan moves for chalobah and especially JOSH MCEACHRAN. and shipping off romelu on loan while keeping BA here.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

This is what really happened:

First of all... I will not mingle myself into all these discussions if this loan move is good for him or not. Clearly he needs to play. If he was benched for us all season... a loan move is absolutely the right choice! BUT... this is what really happened yesterday night!

• Lukaku was promised a loan wouldn't be necessary this season. Both coach and board said they believed in him this season to stay at the bridge. This was even confirmed once again last week... both towards the player himself as to his manager Christophe.
• Chelsea was not planning a loan on him

Problems with BA:

• the club wanted Demba Ba to go out on loan. But other than Arsenal... no club came to show actual interest. Since Roman didn't want Demba to go to a direct competitor of us... they wanted to wait until the deadline to find another club.
• No club came with an actual offer... Arsenal was once again thought off but eventually Roman had the final decision= NO!

Too many strikers:

• With Eto'o, Torres, Lukaku and Ba... surely at least one striker had to go on a loan. Everybody agreed it should be BA. Since this plan failed... with the clock ticking Lukaku suddenly became an option again.
• Interest of several clubs: West Brom, Everton & Malaga were the most direct.

Lukaku was not involved:

• Roms was in Belgium with our NT yesterday night. He himself was not involved in the discussions.
• He got to know the club was thinking about loaning him out all over sudden late in the evening.
• Rom was rather shocked since he was promised a loan wouldn't be an option this year. Lukaku really wanted to play for us this season!
• When he heard a loan would be the case... Apart from being devastated and shocked, Romelu only wanted one thing: back to West Brom.

The club chooses Everton:

• With midnight arriving... Romelu got informed the club was going to loan him out to Everton.
• When he heard this, Romelu was REALLY disappointed!! First of all he didn't want to out on loan, secondly he was promised he would get his chance this season... and finally he had said IF he had to go... WBA was the only club he wanted to go to.
• Nevertheless the Club chooses Everton.

Lukaku angry but professional:

• being angry & disappointed about the promises not being kept... Romelu felt really bad.
• Nevertheless he remained calm and most of all very professional!
• He was backed by his buddy Kevin Mirallas (Everton player) and soon he send his tweet into the world: happy to sign at Everton. Not really the case... but he's just a loyal and professional boy.

As you see the club broke his promises and used Romelu as a plaything in their game with Demba which was going to fail! Apart from the outcome (probably being good for Rom's himself if he was to be benched all season) => this clearly bad management! Moreover you need to know we are dealing with human beings. In regard to Lukaku... the club already made so many mistakes... We can only be thrilled if Lukaku comes back for us in Winter or Next summer to ONCE AGAIN give his best to earn a spot in a team that doesn't give him chances!

I just almost cried after reading this :cry:

But im sure lukaku wants to play for belgium in this world cup more than anything. Everton loan can only boost his chances more

[The Skipper 20,609]

I just almost cried after reading this :cry:

It's not what happened though, if you scroll down a little further Lukaku himself is delighted with the loan move and blasts this theory away, so save your tears.

[Strike 7,477]

Poor planning

[hjperdeath 2,226]

It's not what happened though, if you scroll down a little further Lukaku himself is delighted with the loan move and blasts this theory away, so save your tears.

Plus another thing to add is that the loan procedure isn't like that. When a club puts up a player for loan, they receive offers and go through them. They accept it, and recommend it to the player and his agent. Considering Lukaku is with NT, his agent reviewed it. If he didn't like it, he could say no. So it's absolute bullshit that it's against his will. It's not possible.

[JDY 1,290]

The truth is no one knows except the club and Romelu himself.

He isn't exactly going to blast the club in an interview and say he wanted to go to WBA. Lukaku seems like a very professional guy and I wouldn't blame him for being angry, but he probably knows he just has to get on with it.

[hjperdeath 2,226]

Lukaku about his move to #Everton: "I'm really happy with this transfer. I don't know who has told the press I was unhappy with this loan."

"It was a crazy evening. Different clubs called me and I had to take the right decision."

"Roberto #Martinez called me for 30 minutes and explained me what he expects from me.

DONE AND DUSTED.

[bushman 2,043]

Now, I read Lukaku is delighted to play for Everton ?

Has any of you thought, now he was gonna say screw Everton ?