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Lukaku

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COYBL25 said:
No one has really been properly linked with him, so it's all stuff and nonsense at the mo.
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at the moment.

His agent sees where the money is.

Young ambitious, potential top calibre player, playing for a not so glamorous club, coming off back of top scorer in a European competition, and with bags of potential... 'Hello, anyone want to buy my striker for £35m?'

Easy.
 
Calcio said:
Would rate Big Dunc at his best far higher than what Lukaku's produced for us up till now
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Big Dunc's scoring record wasn't great. The most goals he got in the league in a season was 11, the next was 10. After that it was mostly 5 and 6.

The reality is that some of the players like Drogba, Ferguson etc People think they score more than they do. Few have Lukaku's record. In a poor team, in a poor season for him he still scored 20 goals and is 23.

He's right to want to start winning trophies but there's no reason he needs to say that to the press because it can only be seen as agitating for a move and since he only signed 12 months ago that's not right. It shows a disrespect to us as fans and weakens our position in any negotiations.

But since he was doing the same thing at Chelsea we shouldn't be surprised.

It's just Lukaku being Lukaku which is why I'm quickly falling out of love for him but still see him as one of our most important players.
 

barneygumble said:
at the moment.

His agent sees where the money is.

Young ambitious, potential top calibre player, playing for a not so glamorous club, coming off back of top scorer in a European competition, and with bags of potential... 'Hello, anyone want to buy my striker for £35m?'

Easy.
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Its the silly season mate, relax. The press have to put something on the back pages. FFS half the Southampton team are already sold apparently .
 
TheFinnFan said:
Ive told you many times that the agent change had one purpose and one purpose only...


..to...Get out of his long contract
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I think none of us wanted to admit it but yea that's really the only way to see it. It would also explain why he was half assed in the games that didn't really matter to him.
 
take out europe and he scraped 10 goals, take out young boys and he got 3 in europe, its hardly the most impressive record for a 28 million pound player xD

add in to the fact hes got an abysmal touch, questionable work rate and not ideal for a lone man ST position would it really be the worst thing to sell?

I had high hopes when we signed him but he just doesnt live up to what he should be given his size and physique, he should dominate defenders but most the times looks like he gets bullied around unless he is running at them.

Think he could be a world beater in germany or spain as the league is so much less physical and showed in europe he can dominate defenders with ease, either way id be disappointed to see our record signing leave without fulfilling his potential but i certainly wouldn't complain if we get an offer matching the valuation we paid for him a year ago.
 
II McColl II said:
take out europe and he scraped 10 goals, take out young boys and he got 3 in europe, its hardly the most impressive record for a 28 million pound player xD

add in to the fact hes got an abysmal touch, questionable work rate and not ideal for a lone man ST position would it really be the worst thing to sell?

I had high hopes when we signed him but he just doesnt live up to what he should be given his size and physique, he should dominate defenders but most the times looks like he gets bullied around unless he is running at them.

Think he could be a world beater in germany or spain as the league is so much less physical and showed in europe he can dominate defenders with ease, either way id be disappointed to see our record signing leave without fulfilling his potential but i certainly wouldn't complain if we get an offer matching the valuation we paid for him a year ago.
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Spot on, except I'd expect £30-35m due to his contract and perceived importance to the team. We should turn a profit on him at the very least.

I agree with the comments above this too - looking on it now with fresh eyes, of course there was only one reason he switched agent...

I'd still be a bit surprised if he left this summer, as I just didn't think it was on the cards, but if he does I won't be that bothered.
 

COYBL25 said:
Heard that on the radio too. It's old news being re spun. They also balanced the piece out by saying that if he went to a so called bigger club he wouldn't get the game time as he'd be playing second fiddle to a star striker and also ran the very real risk of not playing at all if he hit a bad patch.
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Well that's good. Basically he's saying if the right club one in the CL and a decent league who will play me comes in I'm off. Otherwise I'm here for one more year.

Blah blah - It's just Rom being Rom.
 
I'm underwhelmed if I'm honest But the lad can score goals And hopefully we'll be a better team all round next season.
 
Tubey said:
Spot on, except I'd expect £30-35m due to his contract and perceived importance to the team. We should turn a profit on him at the very least.

I agree with the comments above this too - looking on it now with fresh eyes, of course there was only one reason he switched agent...

I'd still be a bit surprised if he left this summer, as I just didn't think it was on the cards, but if he does I won't be that bothered.
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Get him to Spain, Germany or Italy and I'd be inclined to agree.

No smoke without fire. Can understand he wants to win stuff but there's a right way to go about getting out of your contract.

Agent defo turned his head.
 

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