Romelu Lukaku

[didierforever 7,349]

We need to buy another striker and he needs to count as "home grown" otherwise keep Bamford and have him be Drogba deputy.

Torres shouldn't even be in the squad, just have him train with the reserves if he doesn't want to leave.

their are no HG strikers (chelsea 2nd striker quality available).

[burrogol 16]

What a baby! How about a simple thank you cfc for a start even if you don't mean to, it's what ADULTS do!

Thanks for what exactly?

[Special Juan 27,103]

Just said to the wife "You nearly talk as much as Lukaku"

The glass hit the door

[Madmax 9,219]

It is when every new season we buy a new forward. Like it doesn't matter you score 30 goals in 2 seasons

His WBA goals did earn him chances, but he shat himself when we signed a 32 year old from Russia. This year he would gave got plenty of opportunities as Costa's backup but Mourino had probably made up his mind on both - his talent and his temperament and decided he didn't fancy having a quitter around the group in what will be a massively important season ahead.

[The Skipper 20,593]

their are no HG strikers (chelsea 2nd striker quality available).

Jay Rodriguez is not a bad shout.

[Polo7 3,496]

Jay Rodriguez is not a bad shout.

Kick them whilst they are down lol! I like IT!

[Special Juan 27,103]

just look at his reaction in the WC when he got took off, typified the bloke. I'am bigger than the manager and I know best…..

T'ra lad, enjoy Everton, see you in the champions league………oh wait.

[burrogol 16]

"Welcome home". Cringeworthy stuff but it's the kind of stuff you expect from them Scousers. I officially hate Lukaku now. Besides the fee, he's done nothing all for us but cause our club and most especially our fans grief with his moronic behaviour. I hope we boo the shit out of him when he comes to The Bridge.

What has he done wrong to your club? (But prove two years in a row he was better than the other money loving 'hookers' you employ in your pimping 'football club'?)

[Myself 793]

bamford has more potential than lukaku anyway. drogba will teach bamford, and bamford will be world class

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

I was willing to be patient with his petulant, idiotic behaviour because he was still our player and I had hopes he will do great things for us. That's why I was sympathetic to him, but that sympathy is gone now.

Mourinho saw it coming before any of us did when he said "Lukaku likes to talk", I didn't get what he meant. I couldn't see it yet. The stupidity started back all the way when he scored his first goal for Everton and did that phone call celebration, as if he didn't leave the club VOLUNTARILY.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiiKkBMzGfE

Some of his comments are just bizarre. For instance, here he says:

‘I couldn’t do much about it. The coach made his choice, and, as a player, you have to respect it. I went along with it, and it is now up to me to prove he was wrong. ‘It has been two years in a row now, and it does make you question things and wonder why. But that’s life. You just have to get on with it.

If he was the one who apparently asked to be loaned out, why will he say that? Then back track and say this:

"It wasn't the fact that I wasn't wanted. I think I was wanted but I had to make a decision for myself and analyse what was the best thing for me."

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/nov/29/jose-mourinho-romelu-lukaku-chelsea-everton

Again, I'll have to side with Mourinho here, judging by Lukaku's track record of disrespecting our club and our fans. Remember when he said he wanted "Everton to finish above us" to send out a message to Mourinho?

http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/08/romelu-lukaku-admits-doubts-over-his-chelsea-future-and-wants-everton-to-finish-above-jose-mourinhos-men-this-season-4138635/

Or

"It is high time that I play in the Champions League. It is the next step I need in my development. Full stop." --- Good luck with that at Everton, Romelu.

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/459129/It-is-time-Romelu-Lukaku-tells-Jose-Mourinho-he-is-ready-for-Chelsea-return

and this downright, hilarious one:

“Let me say that I am now the complete striker."

The club could have managed this better because of the talent of the player in question but he's talked himself out of the club with his disrespectful, ludicrous and asinine comments. He's never shown any affection to the club only affection to himself, despite his so-called "love" for us and "a dream to play in this stadium" nonsense in that infamous youtube clip when he was a boy. He's disrespected our manager with his "I want to score more than every Chelsea striker this season" comment. The press used that as a weapon against Mourinho till Lukaku himself went through a dry spell. Every time he opens his mouth, something counter-productive came out. The sooner we sign a replacement, the quicker we can all forget about this petulant, selfish idiot. GOOD RIDDANCE.

[didierforever 7,349]

Jay Rodriguez is not a bad shout.

dint the spurs chairman or someone say that they wont sell morgan and jay??

which means we will have to over-pay on an already exagerated price with the "HG-tax" too...

[BenIsLegend 475]

Just seen this point on from @sidcelery We got Costa and Drogba for Lukaku and Ba. Two players who'll knock walls down for us.

Honestly that is such a good point. Mourinho wants players who will do everything for the team and he's got that in Costa and Drogba.

[Hamilton 2,118]

You're completely ignoring the inflation in the transfer market that has happened in the last 2 years. James just cost Real over 70m, that's almost 2x what we paid for Hazard. 35m are not what they used to be anymore.

Real allready bought CR for way more years ago, still people (read: jeleaus persons) were saying we overpayed..

But i know what your saying, still good bussines for a player barely used in our squads last three years.

[Pizy 17,860]

Hopefully José continues his "one in, one out" policy here.

[Barbara 15,149]

dint the spurs chairman or someone say that they wont sell morgan and jay??

which means we will have to over-pay on an already exagerated price with the "HG-tax" too...

doesn't Jay play for Southampton?

[The Skipper 20,593]

dint the spurs chairman or someone say that they wont sell morgan and jay??

which means we will have to over-pay on an already exagerated price with the "HG-tax" too...

I was just giving an example tbh. It isn't the end of the world though, we can shift out one or two players in the team if we do need to accommodate another non-HG player.

[Special Juan 27,103]

There is still a lot left left on this transfer window, if we want, we can still make a move and a big move if we need too.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Fuck Mourinho going in hard

Basically Lukaku wasn't highly motivated to come to a competitive environment.

Wanted to be 'clearly the first-choice striker'.