Romelu Lukaku

[Pizy 18,419]

Doing essentially a straight swap of Costa for Lukaku without also signing an additional striker just doesn't make sense. This is why I'm not worried. We have to be signing more than one forward. It's going to be Lukaku + someone.

Going from Costa & Batshuayi to Lukaku & Batshuayi doesn't make us any better.

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

I wonder if it'll be Lukaku AND Morata, with Bats going out on loan.

Llorente talk started again recently too.

[Pizy 18,419]

Just now, Eidur the Spider said:

I wonder if it'll be Lukaku AND Morata, with Bats going out on loan.

Llorente talk started again recently too.

That would be fine with me, though Sanchez should still be a priority. Just make it known to Sanchez that we really, really want him to turn his head and then present Arse with a huge offer. If it's impossible then go for Morata instead.

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

20 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Doing essentially a straight swap of Costa for Lukaku without also signing an additional striker just doesn't make sense. This is why I'm not worried. We have to be signing more than one forward. It's going to be Lukaku + someone.

Going from Costa & Batshuayi to Lukaku & Batshuayi doesn't make us any better.

Lukaku and Alexis is enough. Chelsea still have Tammy Abraham coming back and Batshuayi is our player, does not have to go anywhere. Big squad is needed if Conte wants to fight on all fronts.

Hazard, Lukaku, Alexis, Willian, Pedro, Batshuayi, Tammy Abraham for three forward positions is more than ok. Cesc can play there too.

 

Hazard, Lukaku, Alexis for the big matches.

Willian, Pedro, Batshuayi/Abraham as the back-up front three for the FA Cup and EFL matches is something lots of teams would like to have as a back-up plan for the lesser competitions. 

[Last Sicarius 610]

Well we should focus on sign Lukaku when Costa will leave. We should pay that money which we will get from Costa sell. No more.  We have some more positions to upgrade.

[Unionjack 7,531]

I'd prefer us to get Lukaku and Sanchez or Morata but I can see Lorente coming in somehow.

After some of the comments Conte supposedly said awhile back I reckon Tammy will be coming back in the Solanke role.

[Artandur 939]

Beginning to fear that we really are going to pay the ridiculous amount of £70-£90 million for him

[Clockwork 1,794]

The more we are linked with Lukaku and the crazy amount being thrown around, the more I am falling in love wit Costa again honestly. Pls stay.

[Pizy 18,419]

We keep saying the fee would be ridiculous, and it is, but when you compare him to what United bought Pogba for it may be a bargain years from now when we look back on it. Pogba doesn't score goals and really doesn't directly create many either. For about the same price we'd be signing a player who's the same age as Pogba but scores a pretty much nailed on 20 goals per season in the PL alone.

So yes, £80m+ is crazy, but if he scores us 20+ goals a season for the duration of his contract that'll be worth it. So long as he's not the sole player we depend on for goals I'll be happy with his signing.

[Leif 6,006]

Just because our neighbour splashes £500k on a Lamborghini doesn't mean it's a good deal for us to then go spend £400k on one. Not when we could get a Porsche for £200k which given our unique location & roads, will give us more pleasure, mileage, and sensibility. It's not got the brand coverage Lambo has, but it's superior in every functional way. Let's go get a Porsche striker, not a higher-output-but-works-for-4-years-with-constant-electronic-malfunctions striker - which is what Costa is too.

 

Come doomsday, you'll want a battering-ram 4x4, not a supercar. If Lukaku actually knew how to use his body, he'd be worth considering. But he doesn't. So he's not.
We need a striker who does all the basics well, and excels in fortitude. If by chance he can also shoot or head like Drogba, or have the self-belief of Aguero or Neymar, then we're blessed. If not, at least he'll carry himself on his off days, unlike the 1-dimensional headline grabbers we're often linked with.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Just read this article today.

http://www.football365.com/news/romelu-lukaku-the-ridiculous-statistics

[Clockwork 1,794]

1 hour ago, Pizy said:

We keep saying the fee would be ridiculous, and it is, but when you compare him to what United bought Pogba for it may be a bargain years from now when we look back on it. Pogba doesn't score goals and really doesn't directly create many either. For about the same price we'd be signing a player who's the same age as Pogba but scores a pretty much nailed on 20 goals per season in the PL alone.

So yes, £80m+ is crazy, but if he scores us 20+ goals a season for the duration of his contract that'll be worth it. So long as he's not the sole player we depend on for goals I'll be happy with his signing.

This reminds me of the flawed logic our rivals and  fanbase used and a few years ago, "If Torres is worth 50m then scrub x player is definitely worth this obscene amount."  If others acts thoughtlessly and insane then it is okay for us to do, this is a terrible argument but often cited by others and used as a justification.

Pogba was world class when he left Juventus, wanted by many elite clubs and could walk into any midfield. You can't say the same thing about Lukaku. Pogba is not a pivot player, used incorrectly by Mourinho.

 

[bigbluewillie 1,859]

On 25/05/2016 at 8:53 AM, Chelsea4 said:

Why are people complaining? Lukaku is strong,tehnically good,proven in the premier league and is only 23 years old he can only get better and right now Lukaku is better than Costa.

Because he's a fat lump, for christ sake don't bring him back here "proven in the EPL" not here he wasn't, that's why we got rid of him, we don't need him.

Better than Costa you've gotta be joking

[11Drogba 2,000]

Just now, AChes1ofus said:

Because he's a fat lump, for christ sake don't bring him back here "proven in the EPL" not here he wasn't, that's why we got rid of him, we don't need him.

Better than Costa you've gotta be joking

But heis1ofus.:D

[bigbluewillie 1,859]

2 minutes ago, 11Drogba said:

But heis1ofus.:D

lol

[Clockwork 1,794]

 

[bigbluewillie 1,859]

4 minutes ago, Clockwork said:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lukaku has scored 24 goals. But if you took these away, Everton would still be 7 points clear of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WBA?src=hash">#WBA</a>! 😲😲😲<br><br>Stats &gt; <a href="https://t.co/r58j1itkxm">https://t.co/r58j1itkxm</a> <a href="https://t.co/dhecGCHJMt">pic.twitter.com/dhecGCHJMt</a></p>&mdash; Sportdec (@SportdecApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportdecApp/status/865118813532172288">May 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Errrrr 'scuse me! but say what?

[LAM09 6,783]

4 hours ago, Pizy said:

We keep saying the fee would be ridiculous, and it is, but when you compare him to what United bought Pogba for it may be a bargain years from now when we look back on it. Pogba doesn't score goals and really doesn't directly create many either. For about the same price we'd be signing a player who's the same age as Pogba but scores a pretty much nailed on 20 goals per season in the PL alone.

So yes, £80m+ is crazy, but if he scores us 20+ goals a season for the duration of his contract that'll be worth it. So long as he's not the sole player we depend on for goals I'll be happy with his signing.

Pogba was doing it on a few fronts with a better team than he joined. None of those things apply to Lukaku.

Everton should be happy with a £50m offer making a nice profit. His stats are definitely misleading