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Roberto Martinez insists Romelu Lukaku’s Champions League desire will not affect Everton’s focus via Daily Mail

Romelu Lukaku, who has scored 25 goals in all competitions for his club this season, has suggested that he is unhappy with Everton's progress and wants to move on this summer.
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Manchester United v Everton – complete head-to-head statistics via everton-mad

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Manchester United v Everton head-to-head record

A complete record of competitive matches played between the two teams.

At Man. Utd. (86) At Everton (89)
Results Total % Results Total %
Man. Utd. 49 56.98 Everton 41 46.07
Everton 16 18.60 Man. Utd. 29 32.58
Draws 21 24.42 Draws 19 21.35
Goals Total Av.pg Goals Total Av.pg
Man. Utd. 154 1.79 Everton 166 1.87
Everton 82 0.95 Man. Utd. 117 1.31
On Neutral Ground (2) Overall (177 matches)
Results Total % Results Total %
Man. Utd. 0 0.00 Man. Utd. 78 44.07
Everton 1 50.00 Everton 58 32.77
Draws 1 50.00 Draws 41 23.16
Goals Total Av.pg Goals Total Av.pg
Man. Utd. 0 0.00 Man. Utd. 271 1.53
Everton 1 0.50 Everton 249 1.41
Records
Highest Aggregate 8 Man. Utd. 4 – 4 Everton 2011/2012
Highest Man. Utd. score: 6 Everton 2 – 6 Man. Utd. 1977/1978
Highest Everton score: 6 Everton 6 – 0 Newton Heath 1892/1893
Season Date Home Score Away Competition
2015/2016 Sat 17 Oct Everton 0 – 3 Man. Utd. Premier League
1936/1937 Sat 01 Aug Everton 2 – 3 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 2 – 1 Everton First Division
1929/1930 Sat 01 Aug Everton 0 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 3 – 3 Everton First Division
1928/1929 Sat 01 Aug Everton 2 – 4 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 1 – 1 Everton First Division
1927/1928 Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 1 – 0 Everton First Division
Sat 01 Aug Everton 5 – 2 Man. Utd. First Division
1926/1927 Sat 01 Aug Everton 0 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 2 – 1 Everton First Division
1925/1926 Sat 01 Aug Everton 1 – 3 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 0 – 0 Everton First Division
1921/1922 Sat 01 Aug Everton 5 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 2 – 1 Everton First Division
1920/1921 Sat 01 Aug Everton 2 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 1 – 2 Everton First Division
1919/1920 Sat 01 Aug Everton 0 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 1 – 0 Everton First Division
1914/1915 Sat 01 Aug Everton 4 – 2 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 1 – 2 Everton First Division
1913/1914 Sat 01 Aug Everton 5 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 0 – 1 Everton First Division
1912/1913 Sat 01 Aug Everton 4 – 1 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 2 – 0 Everton First Division
1911/1912 Sat 01 Aug Everton 4 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 2 – 1 Everton First Division
1910/1911 Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 2 – 2 Everton First Division
Sat 01 Aug Everton 0 – 1 Man. Utd. First Division
1909/1910 Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 3 – 2 Everton First Division
Sat 01 Aug Everton 3 – 3 Man. Utd. First Division
1908/1909 Sat 01 Aug Everton 3 – 2 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 2 – 2 Everton First Division
1907/1908 Sat 01 Aug Everton 1 – 3 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 4 – 3 Everton First Division
1906/1907 Sat 01 Aug Everton 3 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Aug Man. Utd. 3 – 0 Everton First Division
1893/1894 Sat 01 Aug Everton 2 – 0 Newton Heath First Division
Sat 01 Aug Newton Heath 0 – 3 Everton First Division
1892/1893 Sat 01 Aug Everton 6 – 0 Newton Heath First Division
Sat 01 Aug Newton Heath 3 – 4 Everton First Division
2014/2015 Sun 26 Apr Everton 3 – 0 Man. Utd. Premier League
Sun 05 Oct Man. Utd. 2 – 1 Everton Premier League
2013/2014 Sun 20 Apr Everton 2 – 0 Man. Utd. Premier League
Wed 04 Dec Man. Utd. 0 – 1 Everton Premier League
2012/2013 Sun 10 Feb Man. Utd. 2 – 0 Everton Premier League
Mon 20 Aug Everton 1 – 0 Man. Utd. Premier League
2011/2012 Sun 22 Apr Man. Utd. 4 – 4 Everton Premier League
Sat 29 Oct Everton 0 – 1 Man. Utd. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 23 Apr Man. Utd. 1 – 0 Everton Premier League
Sat 11 Sep Everton 3 – 3 Man. Utd. Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 20 Feb Everton 3 – 1 Man. Utd. Premier League
Sat 21 Nov Man. Utd. 3 – 0 Everton Premier League
2008/2009 Sun 19 Apr Man. Utd. 0 – 0 Everton F.A. Cup
after extra time, Everton won 4-2 on penalties; played at Wembley
Sat 31 Jan Man. Utd. 1 – 0 Everton Premier League
Sat 25 Oct Everton 1 – 1 Man. Utd. Premier League
2007/2008 Sun 23 Dec Man. Utd. 2 – 1 Everton Premier League
Sat 15 Sep Everton 0 – 1 Man. Utd. Premier League
2006/2007 Sat 28 Apr Everton 2 – 4 Man. Utd. Premiership
Wed 29 Nov Man. Utd. 3 – 0 Everton Premiership
2005/2006 Sun 11 Dec Man. Utd. 1 – 1 Everton Premiership
Sat 13 Aug Everton 0 – 2 Man. Utd. Premiership
2004/2005 Wed 20 Apr Everton 1 – 0 Man. Utd. Premiership
Sat 19 Feb Everton 0 – 2 Man. Utd. F.A. Cup
Mon 30 Aug Man. Utd. 0 – 0 Everton Premiership
2003/2004 Sat 07 Feb Everton 3 – 4 Man. Utd. Premiership
Fri 26 Dec Man. Utd. 3 – 2 Everton Premiership
2002/2003 Sun 11 May Everton 1 – 2 Man. Utd. Premiership
Mon 07 Oct Man. Utd. 3 – 0 Everton Premiership
2001/2002 Wed 26 Dec Everton 0 – 2 Man. Utd. Premiership
Sat 08 Sep Man. Utd. 4 – 1 Everton Premiership
2000/2001 Sat 03 Feb Man. Utd. 1 – 0 Everton Premiership
Sat 16 Sep Everton 1 – 3 Man. Utd. Premiership
1999/2000 Sat 04 Dec Man. Utd. 5 – 1 Everton Premiership
Sun 08 Aug Everton 1 – 1 Man. Utd. Premiership
1998/1999 Sun 21 Mar Man. Utd. 3 – 1 Everton Premiership
Sat 31 Oct Everton 1 – 4 Man. Utd. Premiership
1997/1998 Fri 26 Dec Man. Utd. 2 – 0 Everton Premiership
Wed 27 Aug Everton 0 – 2 Man. Utd. Premiership
1996/1997 Sat 22 Mar Everton 0 – 2 Man. Utd. Premiership
Wed 21 Aug Man. Utd. 2 – 2 Everton Premiership
1995/1996 Wed 21 Feb Man. Utd. 2 – 0 Everton Premiership
Sat 09 Sep Everton 2 – 3 Man. Utd. Premiership
1994/1995 Sat 20 May Everton 1 – 0 Man. Utd. F.A. Cup
played at Wembley
Sat 25 Feb Everton 1 – 0 Man. Utd. Premiership
Sat 01 Oct Man. Utd. 2 – 0 Everton Premiership
1993/1994 Sat 22 Jan Man. Utd. 1 – 0 Everton Premiership
Tue 30 Nov Everton 0 – 2 Man. Utd. League Cup
Sat 23 Oct Everton 0 – 1 Man. Utd. Premiership
1992/1993 Sat 12 Sep Everton 0 – 2 Man. Utd. Premier League
Wed 19 Aug Man. Utd. 0 – 3 Everton Premier League
1991/1992 Sat 11 Jan Man. Utd. 1 – 0 Everton First Division
Sat 24 Aug Everton 0 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
1990/1991 Sat 02 Mar Man. Utd. 0 – 2 Everton First Division
Sat 01 Dec Everton 0 – 1 Man. Utd. First Division
1989/1990 Wed 14 Mar Man. Utd. 0 – 0 Everton First Division
Sat 09 Sep Everton 3 – 2 Man. Utd. First Division
1988/1989 Wed 10 May Man. Utd. 1 – 2 Everton First Division
Sun 30 Oct Everton 1 – 1 Man. Utd. First Division
1987/1988 Mon 28 Dec Man. Utd. 2 – 1 Everton First Division
Sat 19 Sep Everton 2 – 1 Man. Utd. First Division
1986/1987 Sat 28 Feb Man. Utd. 0 – 0 Everton First Division
Sun 21 Sep Everton 3 – 1 Man. Utd. First Division
1985/1986 Mon 31 Mar Man. Utd. 0 – 0 Everton First Division
Thu 26 Dec Everton 3 – 1 Man. Utd. First Division
1984/1985 Sat 02 Mar Man. Utd. 1 – 1 Everton First Division
Sat 27 Oct Everton 5 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
1983/1984 Sat 05 May Everton 1 – 1 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 03 Dec Man. Utd. 0 – 1 Everton First Division
1982/1983 Tue 19 Apr Everton 2 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Wed 08 Sep Man. Utd. 2 – 1 Everton First Division
1981/1982 Sat 10 Apr Everton 3 – 3 Man. Utd. First Division
Wed 06 Jan Man. Utd. 1 – 1 Everton First Division
1980/1981 Sat 28 Mar Everton 0 – 1 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 25 Oct Man. Utd. 2 – 0 Everton First Division
1979/1980 Wed 12 Mar Man. Utd. 0 – 0 Everton First Division
Sat 27 Oct Everton 0 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
1978/1979 Tue 21 Nov Everton 3 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 02 Sep Man. Utd. 1 – 1 Everton First Division
1977/1978 Mon 27 Mar Man. Utd. 1 – 2 Everton First Division
Mon 26 Dec Everton 2 – 6 Man. Utd. First Division
1976/1977 Tue 05 Apr Everton 1 – 2 Man. Utd. First Division
Mon 27 Dec Man. Utd. 4 – 0 Everton First Division
1975/1976 Sat 17 Apr Man. Utd. 2 – 1 Everton First Division
Tue 23 Dec Everton 1 – 1 Man. Utd. First Division
1973/1974 Tue 23 Apr Everton 1 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Mon 15 Apr Man. Utd. 3 – 0 Everton First Division
1972/1973 Wed 24 Jan Man. Utd. 0 – 0 Everton First Division
Sat 19 Aug Everton 2 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
1971/1972 Wed 08 Mar Man. Utd. 0 – 0 Everton First Division
Tue 31 Aug Everton 1 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
1970/1971 Tue 23 Feb Everton 1 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Wed 02 Sep Man. Utd. 2 – 0 Everton First Division
1969/1970 Tue 19 Aug Everton 3 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Wed 13 Aug Man. Utd. 0 – 2 Everton First Division
1968/1969 Mon 10 Mar Everton 0 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 10 Aug Man. Utd. 2 – 1 Everton First Division
1967/1968 Sat 16 Dec Man. Utd. 3 – 1 Everton First Division
Sat 19 Aug Everton 3 – 1 Man. Utd. First Division
1966/1967 Wed 31 Aug Man. Utd. 3 – 0 Everton First Division
Tue 23 Aug Everton 1 – 2 Man. Utd. First Division
1965/1966 Mon 25 Apr Everton 0 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Wed 15 Dec Man. Utd. 3 – 0 Everton First Division
1964/1965 Wed 16 Sep Man. Utd. 2 – 1 Everton First Division
Tue 08 Sep Everton 3 – 3 Man. Utd. First Division
1963/1964 Sat 21 Dec Everton 4 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 31 Aug Man. Utd. 5 – 1 Everton First Division
1962/1963 Wed 29 Aug Man. Utd. 0 – 1 Everton First Division
Wed 22 Aug Everton 3 – 1 Man. Utd. First Division
1961/1962 Sat 21 Apr Man. Utd. 1 – 1 Everton First Division
Sat 02 Dec Everton 5 – 1 Man. Utd. First Division
1960/1961 Wed 31 Aug Man. Utd. 4 – 0 Everton First Division
Wed 24 Aug Everton 4 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
1959/1960 Sat 30 Apr Man. Utd. 5 – 0 Everton First Division
Sat 28 Nov Everton 2 – 1 Man. Utd. First Division
1958/1959 Sat 07 Mar Man. Utd. 2 – 1 Everton First Division
Sat 18 Oct Everton 3 – 2 Man. Utd. First Division
1957/1958 Wed 04 Sep Everton 3 – 3 Man. Utd. First Division
Wed 28 Aug Man. Utd. 3 – 0 Everton First Division
1956/1957 Wed 06 Mar Everton 1 – 2 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 20 Oct Man. Utd. 2 – 5 Everton First Division
1955/1956 Wed 14 Sep Everton 4 – 2 Man. Utd. First Division
Wed 07 Sep Man. Utd. 2 – 1 Everton First Division
1954/1955 Sat 19 Mar Man. Utd. 1 – 2 Everton First Division
Sat 30 Oct Everton 4 – 2 Man. Utd. First Division
1950/1951 Sat 17 Mar Man. Utd. 3 – 0 Everton First Division
Sat 28 Oct Everton 1 – 4 Man. Utd. First Division
1949/1950 Sat 01 Apr Man. Utd. 1 – 1 Everton First Division
Sat 12 Nov Everton 0 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
1948/1949 Wed 27 Apr Everton 2 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 06 Nov Man. Utd. 2 – 0 Everton First Division
1947/1948 Sat 10 Apr Everton 2 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division
Sat 22 Nov Man. Utd. 2 – 2 Everton First Division
1946/1947 Sat 22 Mar Man. Utd. 3 – 0 Everton First Division
Sat 16 Nov Everton 2 – 2 Man. Utd. First Division
1938/1939 Wed 29 Mar Man. Utd. 0 – 2 Everton First Division
Sat 19 Nov Everton 3 – 0 Man. Utd. First Division

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Liverpool legend Ian Rush donned an Everton shirt for Shoot magazine, devastating die-hard Reds… was this the best April Fool’s gag of all time? via Daily Mail

Growing up as a young lad in north Wales during the 1980s you either supported Liverpool or Everton. Or if you wanted to be unpopular, Manchester United. I was firmly behind King Kenny.
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Everton and Martinez are to blame should Lukaku leave via GrandOldTeam

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Romelu Lukaku wants to play for a club in the Champions League next season.

That club could, and should, have been Everton.

Boasting the best squad in over two decades, this was meant to be the season Everton took a giant leap forward. The season the potential was realised. The season the Toffees set themselves up to return to the glory days. Farhad Moshiri’s investment would only accelerate the climb to the top.

However, it’s not been the case; we’ve blown it. We’ve regressed. The 2015/16 campaign was a crossroads for the club and we’ve taken the wrong turn. Roberto Martinez has led us in the wrong direction and it’s going to cost us; cost us the total of a striker worth his weight in goals.

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Roberto Martinez has led us in the wrong direction and it’s going to cost us.

Everton have finally received new funds – a boost the club has craved for years – but we’ve failed on the pitch. The medicore league position Everton will ultimately finish in this season means, rather than adding quality to the squad this summer, a rebuild job will be the task in hand.

The Toffees have failed on the pitch one too many times – failures which now see the star man believing he must jump the Goodison ship for a better chance of silverware.

Romelu Lukaku is one of the most ambitious players in world football. As a youngster in Belgium he dreamed of lifting trophies. The World Cup, the European Cup, the league title. You name it, he is aiming for it.

Unfortunately for Evertonians, he did not dream of finishing mid-table and reaching two cup semi-finals.

Lukaku doesn’t want to be a nearly man when he has shown he can be the man having hit the back of the net 25 times already this term.

‘Big Rom’ is determined to get to the top and, having proved himself with over 100 career goals by the age of 22, he’s now got plenty of suitors.

Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Real Madrid have all been linked with the forward. Linked by his agent Mino Raiola no doubt, but linked nonetheless. Teams across Europe will be queuing up for his services.

Such talk is expected from Raiola but comments of moving on made by Lukaku and his father over the last week have been hugely disrespectful to the club who believed in him when others didn’t. Surely he has greater regard for Everton than to openly talk of his wish to play for another team?

It doesn’t sit right, but on the other hand, who can blame him for wanting to switch clubs when Everton continue to let him down when he so often delivers?

It’s not about increasing his pay packet with Lukaku, that is not why he wants to head for the exit – it’s about ambition and realising his potential. He’s been wasted at Everton this season. It was up to manager Martinez to show him we could compete but we’ve not even challenged this year. We’ve floundered.

Having done exceptionally well to land the striker – making him the most expensive buy in Everton’s history at a staggering £28million – Martinez is chiefly to blame for Lukaku’s wish to leave.

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Having done exceptionally well to land the striker – making him the most expensive buy in Everton’s history at a staggering £28million – Martinez is chiefly to blame for Lukaku’s wish to leave.

The Spaniard has laid down some brilliant foundations over the last three years but too many below-par performances could well see the team crumble this summer. Martinez’s poor in-game management has seen us blown so many leads and lost us so many points. The Everton manager’s mistakes have left us in the bottom half of the table where Lukaku does not want to be.

This was the season Everton had to be successful. Defending champions Chelsea have been dismal, Manchester United can barely buy a shot on target – never mind a goal, Arsenal have seemingly fluffed their lines again and Manchester City’s stars are well off the pace. Pre-season relegation favourites Leicester are top with an exciting Tottenham side in second. Where are Everton? Below them all.

Martinez said on Friday of Lukaku’s desire to play in Europe’s top competition: ‘The Champions League should be an aspiration for everyone. We’ve got that aspiration. The players need to be part of that.’

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Unfortunately aspiration is no longer enough; especially when you are sat 12th in the Premier League table. Only playing in the Champions League will suffice for a player of Lukaku’s capabilities. With two months of the season to play, it seems he has decided his future lies elsewehere.

Everton’s task this season was to prove to Lukaku that they were the club capable of making his footballing dreams a reality. The campaign has instead been a nightmare and any hopes of keeping the forward have rapidly diminished.

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The FA Cup could provide salvation but will it be enough to convince Lukaku to turn down the best clubs in the world? Doubtful

The FA Cup could provide salvation but will it be enough to convince Lukaku to turn down the best clubs in the world? Doubtful. Would an FA Cup triumph and a place in the top four have swayed his decision to stay with Everton? Definitley, but that is not going to happen. Not this year.

Lukaku has outgrown us, he’s become too good compared with our performances and results. He deserves better. The Everton squad and management have let him down by not matching his standards.
For every goal he scores, Everton concede two. For every time we fail to play him in, he grows more frustrated at a lack of service. He looks so forlorn when his goals continually get cancelled out – he can’t do much more. He does his job but those around him are not.

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Lukaku has outgrown us, he’s become too good compared with our performances and results

Everton could choose to stand firm and reject every bid that comes in for Lukaku this summer, just as they did during Chelsea’s pursuit of John Stones. However, this time it’s different. Nobody can begrudge Lukaku a transfer. It’s our own doing he is itching to switch clubs.

Players have left Goodison before but this one will be hard to take. We had the potential to achieve with Lukaku but we have not fulfilled it. We haven’t come close and he has now lost faith.
Even an early Moshiri spending spree will do little to convince Lukaku that Everton and Martinez are capable of helping him in his quest for medals.

Many Blues mow appear resigned to losing the best striker to play for Everton in the Premier League era. What a shame and what a waste for the club to miss out on such a talent.
One can hope he scores at Wembley if we reach the FA Cup final – a victory come May could have been the start of many trophy-laden years for Lukaku in the royal blue shirt. Instead, any goal in the showpiece fixture will likely be a parting gift.

When Lukaku inevitably moves on and beams for the photographers as he holds the shirt of a European powerhouse at his grand unveiling, it will hurt.

When he likely goes on to top score in the Champions League for one of the continent’s best sides, it will frustrate us.

And when he becomes the most lethal striker in world football, Evertonians will be left wondering what could have been.

Lukaku is ours for now, though there is little chance he will be much longer. Should the striker leave, Everton and Roberto Martinez only have themselves to blame.

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Martinez Not Arsed Over Transfer Speculation via GrandOldTeam

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Roberto Martinez reckons Everton should not fear losing Romelu Lukaku this summer because Farhad Moshiri’s investment means “financially we can compete against anyone in world football”.

Martinez: “It’s not unsettling at all because that should be the aspiration of everyone here, wanting to be the best you can and be in the best competition.

“We have that at Everton. We want to be competing to win titles. We’ve been in one semi-final, now we’re in another. We want a good momentum and players need to be part of it. We need ambitious players who can carry our expectations.

“We shouldn’t be afraid about losing players because financially we can compete against anyone in world football. Things have changed radically in that respect. In the last six windows we have become stronger and have made a more talented squad. That’s what we are going to carry on doing. We will speak about individual situations at the end of the season but we should not fear losing anyone because we can compete financially against anyone. To play for Everton should be an honour and a privilege.”

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Martinez: Get A Grip via GrandOldTeam

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Roberto Martinez has called for greater perspective over the form of John Stones, who came under renewed scrutiny after a slip during England’s defeat by Holland at Wembley.

Martínez said: “John is only 21 and people need to understand that. We accelerated his role at this club and over the last three seasons his progression has been remarkable but he is still learning the game. At Wembley you’re looking at how much he is affected by that mistake but from that point onwards he showed great character and how strong he is.

“At 21 he is still way ahead of where he should be. We should all be aware he’s such a young player and shouldn’t be under that scrutiny at that stage of his career. If you think that at 21 he will be the finished article then you’re in the wrong game.”

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Niasse “taking longer to adapt than we expected” via GrandOldTeam

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Roberto Martinez has admitted Oumar Niasse is taking longer to adapt than the club expected.

The Liverpool Echo ran the following quotes today.

“The adaptation period has been a little bit longer than we expected.

“Oumar came back with a little bit of a problem in his wrist and that set him back a little bit.

“From the work that he is doing, he is getting very close to being where he wants to be physically.

“He’s a player who needs to be 100% in order to be himself. He would tell you that probably he feels around 50 to 60% of his physical ability.

“We have to be very, very protective in that respect, having the player in the dressing room and Finch Farm, working towards getting him to his best level.

“The quicker we get through the adaptation period then the quicker we will see the real Oumar Niasse.”

Speaking when on international duty with Senegal last week, Niasse said: “My integration with my new club is going well.

“I have not yet started a game. I train and I feel good in the group. I think I can be established shortly.”

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Roberto Martinez refuses to consider prospect of losing Romelu Lukaku in summer via everton-mad

Everton manager Roberto Martinez refuses to consider the prospect of losing leading scorer Romelu Lukaku in the summer

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While on international duty, the Belgium striker dropped his biggest hint yet he was looking to leave Goodison Park at the end of the season.

"I'm 23 next summer and it would be nice to play in the Champions League next season," he said.

Lukaku's 25 goals this season have alerted a number of Europe's top clubs, with agent Mino Raiola this week openly talking about interest from Juventus, Paris St Germain and even Real Madrid.

Martinez insists financially the club can compete with the market's bigger players, although it is more likely footballing ambitions will decide Lukaku's fate with Everton out of the running for Champions League qualification, although they do have an FA Cup semi-final to look forward to.

"It is not unsettling at all because that should be the aspiration of everyone, wanting to be as good as you can and aspiring to be in the best competitions," said the Spaniard.

"We need ambitious players and players who can carry the expectations of our football club.

"At Everton we have that aspiration, we want to be in the Champions League, we were knocked out of the League Cup semi-final, we are now in an FA Cup semi-final and we want to continue that momentum.

"What we shouldn't be afraid of is losing players
We are in a position where financially we can compete with anyone in the world – things have changed radically in that respect.

"At this present time it doesn't really bother me what the individual situations will be in the summer.

"The reality is to play for Everton has to be an honour and a privilege.

"The only thing that matters now is the team's future.

"I'm looking at the talking he does on the pitch and the way he has been growing in confidence this season – that is all that matters."

Lukaku has more than justified his £28million club record transfer fee since his move from Chelsea and that is a source of satisfaction for Martinez.

The Belgian became the first Everton player since Gary Lineker 30 years ago to score 25 goals in a season.

"Three years ago we started working with him having made a huge investment and now you can see why we made that investment," he added.

"It is a real satisfaction he has grown into the player we expected him to be.

"When you make an investment and you sign a player who doesn't fulfil his potential, that is a worry for a manager.

"To have a player growing all the time and becoming one of the best talents in European football makes you extremely proud."

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