Everton Agree Fee With Man Utd For Lukaku

[GWS1970]

The fact that everyone can see his obvious flaws should indicate to everyone that 100m was never really on the table. If there hadn't been reports of 100m being the price, I imagine no one would have much issue. He's not worth a world record fee, and everyone can see that. Also, I don't get the argument of having to NOW replace the 25 goals. Even if we'd given Kone or Valencia all of the Rom minutes from last season, they'd likely have been able to bag 10-12 despite being nowhere near the same quality. Add another striker with the additions of Klassen and Sandro, and those goals are already well on their way to being replaced with possibly more on top.

But that's the whole point. The price is too big. On purpose. Because we dont need or even want to sell. A result for Everton is Lukaku staying put and playing out a final year. They know they'll lose money when they sell him in a years time, but that would be far less if we made Champions League. A prospect made much more likely if we keep our best striker. Gone are the days when we had to sell our best player to raise the £10million shortfall in the clubs accounts. I think people hae got too used to us being a selling club. We no longer are, and as Moshiri said "He won't go for a penny under £100mill".

That's (the new) Everton that.

 

[Bullet]

If Chelsea don't come in late this will be a real coup for José. He gets a young, Prem proven, world class goal scorer for 75% of the asking price despite being up against one of the worlds richest clubs who were the player's preference.
He also offloads a player, and his massive wages, who most commentators think isn't Prem level any more.
There were suggestions Utd were willing to let Rooney go for free until José slapped on a £10m price tag. How convenient Utd can now forgoe that £10m to incentivise the Rom deal. If true ol Josés played a blinder.

 

[Debunkology]

Yes mate.

First touches win matches not 25 goals

True. But like i said before, when the stakes are raised Lukaku rarely delivers. He can score his 6 goals against Sunderland and Bournemouth. But he disappears in big games, he has one of the worst touches in the Prem along with least distance covered and sprints ( thank sky for that stat) and if he won so many games for Everton, then why would we have finished 7th without him? .. Im not saying hes crap, im saying he simply not worth 100m.

 

[Ascro]

Unimpressed by Martial to be honest. Struggled with the weight of expectation and his price tag.
A new club and new start might help him, but Id rather not be the club wasting the money if he fails again

 

[carolinablue232]

But that's the whole point. The price is too big. On purpose. Because we dont need or even want to sell. A result for Everton is Lukaku staying put and playing out a final year. They know they'll lose money when they sell him in a years time, but that would be far less if we made Champions League. A prospect made much more likely if we keep our best striker. Gone are the days when we had to sell our best player to raise the £10million shortfall in the clubs accounts. I think people hae got too used to us being a selling club. We no longer are, and as Moshiri said "He won't go for a penny under £100mill".

That's (the new) Everton that.

And if we use the reported 75mil to improve the squad beyond what it is with Rom in it this year, and we don't have to take a bath next summer on a cut rate deal, then it's still a win for Everton. I could make the argument that if we sign Giroud and say Siggurddson, we've improved beyond what keeping Lukaku would've done.

Only caveat being we've made United stronger. That impact remains to be seen. Rom won't get a long leash there if he struggles out of the gate.

 

[bluestevon]

Unimpressed by Martial to be honest. Struggled with the weight of expectation and his price tag.
A new club and new start might help him, but Id rather not be the club wasting the money if he fails again

he's been going through a really messy divorce mate, no shock his form went this year really

 

[Kenshin]

Everyone writing lukaku off is quite funny

If United don't hoof the ball 40 yards to him in every big game and actually try and support him then will he still not be worth 75 million when he is scoring 30 goals next season?

Pretty much United in my mind are signing the best young striker in Europe and he will get even better.

 

[ToffeeTim]

At 75m we've bottled it completely. Sad.

 

[d4kyxx]

Completely agree

 

[bluestevon]

And if we use the reported 75mil to improve the squad beyond what it is with Rom in it this year, and we don't have to take a bath next summer on a cut rate deal, then it's still a win for Everton. I could make the argument that if we sign Giroud and say Siggurddson, we've improved beyond what keeping Lukaku would've done.

Only caveat being we've made United stronger. That impact remains to be seen. Rom won't get a long leash there if he struggles out of the gate.

Rashford will play less - arguably their most talented younger player, they have lost ibra, they are not in any way strengthened IMO

 

[hktoffee]

If Chelsea don't come in late this will be a real coup for José. He gets a young, Prem proven, world class goal scorer for 75% of the asking price despite being up against one of the worlds richest clubs who were the player's preference.
He also offloads a player, and his massive wages, who most commentators think isn't Prem level any more.
There were suggestions Utd were willing to let Rooney go for free until José slapped on a £10m price tag. How convenient Utd can now forgoe that £10m to incentivise the Rom deal. If true ol Josés played a blinder.

Out of respect Man Utd won't include Rooney into this deal. Man U probably waive the £10m fee and paid half of his wages till summer 2019. In fact, I think Rooney is part of this deal.

 

[garyw]

At 75m we've bottled it completely. Sad.

We haven't accepted a bid

 

[Kenshin]

True. But like i said before, when the stakes are raised Lukaku rarely delivers. He can score his 6 goals against Sunderland and Bournemouth. But he disappears in big games, he has one of the worst touches in the Prem along with least distance covered and sprints ( thank sky for that stat) and if he won so many games for Everton, then why would we have finished 7th without him? .. Im not saying hes crap, im saying he simply not worth 100m.

He may have sprinted less than most strikers as you say, he also scored more than most of them as well.

The reason why he went missing in big games was mainly because we did, hoofing the ball up the pitch and generally being crap all over the place.

 

[Caolam]

Lukaku's goals are going to be very hard to replace. We can all cry about his attitude and work rate but we are losing the second highest scorer in the league. If the price is £75 million then so be it, personally I never thought anyone would pay £100 million.
The measure of Everton Football Club is what we do with any money we bring in.

 

[Mosh Pit]

At 75m we've bottled it completely. Sad.

Who said it's 75m captain bedwetter?