Romelu Lukaku

[Peace. 4,352]

4 hours ago, Styles said:

And this would be extremely foolish on our part.How can you turn down £40m for Matic? He isn't even worth half that amount.

Actually, if we want to piss off ManU/Mourinho then selling them Matic is the right thing to do !

[Tomo 21,751]

On 2017-7-8 at 8:38 AM, Jype said:

Yeah, like Man United are run by some amateurs who wouldn't make sure everything was agreed before making the announcement.

Agreeing personal terms is just something they have to write in that media release but everything's been agreed since two days ago and the announcement is just a confirmation to their fans and stock holders that he's coming, something which Chelsea could take a note from, I'm talking Bakayoko&Rüdiger and how frustrating it is not having heard anything yet.

They won the race for Lukaku as soon as they briefed the media about having reached an agreement with the fee two days ago. Everything that happened after that was just Chelsea trying to save face having missed out on the signing, and judging by the latest article on the Times it has even worked:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/antonio-conte-betrayed-by-romelu-lukakus-decision-f9bx80xtn

"Antonio Conte has made his peace with Chelsea after their failure to sign Romelu Lukaku, with the head coach blaming the player and his agent, Mino Raiola, for the Everton striker’s impending transfer to Manchester United, which could be announced as early as today.

It is understood that Chelsea matched United’s initial £75million up-front offer for Lukaku, but were unwilling to meet the agent fee being demanded by Raiola, which they believe has been pivotal in the Belgium striker’s apparent desire to move to Old Trafford."

Now in the eyes of Chelsea the official scapegoats for this shower of shit are Lukaku and Raiola, not Emenalo and Granovskaia. Making the late bid was nothing but a media play because by then everything was already agreed with Lukaku and United so there was never really a chance of hijacking it anymore, and making sure everyone knew Chelsea's offer included less money to Raiola was merely trying to paint him as the ultimate villain.

Can't really say I'm overly sad in missing out on Lukaku the player assuming we now get another top striker (Belotti, Morata or Aubameyang) but the way this has been handled is what makes it so disappointing. Conte wanted Lukaku, the player himself wanted to come and he still ends up at a rival club because of the board's incompetence. This has been a massive embarrassment to Chelsea as a club and we'll keep hearing about it for years every single time he scores for United. The only way Chelsea will end up on top here is if Lukaku somehow flops massively at United or has a huge falling out with Mourinho and we get the last laugh but does anyone really believe that will happen?

United fans can gloat as much as they like, if we get Bellotti or even Morata we have done better than them.

The same fans thought they were doing a serious number on us appointing Jose and look how that's worked out.

[DDA 9,924]

1 hour ago, Tomo said:

United fans can gloat as much as they like, if we get Bellotti or even Morata we have done better than them.

The same fans thought they were doing a serious number on us appointing Jose and look how that's worked out.

You seriously think Morata would be more effective in the PL than Lukaku? 

Please!

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Heard his interview...

"the best team, the best stadium, he best fans in the world".

"I'm happy to work under the best manager again"

[Tomo 21,751]

32 minutes ago, DDA said:

ou seriously think Morata would be more effective in the PL than Lukaku? 

Please

[the wes 7,212]

34 minutes ago, DDA said:

You seriously think Morata would be more effective in the PL than Lukaku? 

Please!

At least has morata has better 1st touch that can bring hazard and Pedro into the game lukaku has a 1st touch of an Elephant 

Y

[Tomo 21,751]

36 minutes ago, DDA said:

You seriously think Morata would be more effective in the PL than Lukaku? 

Please!

I think he would suit the way we play better than Lukaku would have, but then again that's not saying much as I think Rom would have been an awful fit.

[DDA 9,924]

1 minute ago, Tomo said:

I think he would suit the way we play better than Lukaku would have, but then again that's not saying much as I think Rom would have been an awful fit.

 

1 minute ago, the wes said:

At least has morata has better 1st touch that can bring hazard and Pedro into the game lukaku has a 1st touch of an Elephant 

Y

I understand he has the first touch of a donkey but I really couldn't care less if he is banging in 30 goals a season for us. As much as I dislike Lukaku for who he is... he is proven in the PL and Morata isn't even proven in La Liga where you can score goals for fun. All this being said in vain now of course but to say Morata would have been a better fit than Lukaku doesn't make sense to me. Lukaku is the closest thing to a DDA Drogba or Costa that there is.

[Leif 6,006]

Morata could score half the amount of goals Lukaku would, but he'd chip in with a decent amount of assists for a striker, and, the team would simply be more fluid and beautiful. You may enjoy wins, but nobody would 'enjoy' playing with Lukaku. It'll be rewarding at the end of games when he's scored, but, the process won't be pretty.

[the wes 7,212]

38 minutes ago, DDA said:

 

I understand he has the first touch of a donkey but I really couldn't care less if he is banging in 30 goals a season for us. As much as I dislike Lukaku for who he is... he is proven in the PL and Morata isn't even proven in La Liga where you can score goals for fun. All this being said in vain now of course but to say Morata would have been a better fit than Lukaku doesn't make sense to me. Lukaku is the closest thing to a DDA Drogba or Costa that there is.

 

https://en.as.com/en/2017/03/12/football/1489317402_157033.html

2016-17	Games	Goals	Minutes	Goals-per-minute ratio
Morata	32	13	1.352'	104'
Cristiano	32	24	2.853'	119'
Benzema	34	15	2.237'	149'
Bale	21	9	1.562'	173'

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1 hour ago, xPetrCechx said:

Heard his interview...

"the best team, the best stadium, he best fans in the world".

"I'm happy to work under the best manager again"

The manager who didn't give you a chance when you deserved it. A manager who hasn't got any eye for young talent. 

 

I knew Lukaku had a big mouth but bloody hell what a wanker. 

[akgw13 867]

41 minutes ago, DDA said:

 

I understand he has the first touch of a donkey but I really couldn't care less if he is banging in 30 goals a season for us. As much as I dislike Lukaku for who he is... he is proven in the PL and Morata isn't even proven in La Liga where you can score goals for fun. All this being said in vain now of course but to say Morata would have been a better fit than Lukaku doesn't make sense to me. Lukaku is the closest thing to a DDA Drogba or Costa that there is.

I think Belotti is the closest thing to Costa there is personally. Lukaku might have similarities with Drogba but not the similarities that count. I was open to Lukaku joining us but now that he is gone i am extra excited about the possibility of Beloit/Morata. That being said it wil come down to who we want and if we will actually pay. If i had to place a bet today I would on Morata joining us, but I also would have placed that bet on Lukaku and lost

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

7 minutes ago, akgw13 said:

but I also would have placed that bet on Lukaku and lost

Lucky you, didn't do it. Not worth it at all.

[Roquila 1,335]

7 hours ago, Polo7 said:

We didnt bid £75m for a striker 2 years ago. Chill the fuck out.

It doesn't matter what we did or what we didn't do. The reality is that Lukaku is a Manchester United player.
 

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

"CFCs my dream, my one love". Pity the feeling wasn't mutual.

Good luck at your second choice but to be honest hardly reckon it's an improvement over Zlatan at the redshite