Transfer Rumour Olivier Giroud

[ilikecheese]

One can hope.

You don't think he would improve the current Everton squad?

 

[QLDBlue]

One can hope.

You don't think he could do a job for us?

 

[kithnou]

You don't think he would improve the current Everton squad?

I think I've been open about my personal opinion in here. A club with apparent ambition of top 4, as we are told, does not sell a Romelu Lukaku for £75m and replace him with a 31 year old bench warmer from a club we are trying to displace.
He may make our squad 'better', but that should not be the determining factor alone.
We should look for better.
Maybe I'm the only one in here.

 

[kithnou]

You don't think he could do a job for us?

See above mate.

 

[QLDBlue]

See above mate.

Was beaten to the question

Fair enough... I just think we have to make incremental improvements in the striker department this season. The striker wanted away, we needed a stable squad, and the money comes in handy.
We won't be able to attract a proven 20-30 goal a season striker, as there aren't any for sale, and if there were, they'd not be joining us... "Just yet".

We need to find a number of players who can add 10-15 goals per season and make up the large gap left by Lukakau that way.

 

[ilikecheese]

I think I've been open about my personal opinion in here. A club with apparent ambition of top 4, as we are told, does not sell a Romelu Lukaku for £75m and replace him with a 31 year old bench warmer from a club we are trying to displace.
He may make our squad 'better', but that should not be the determining factor alone.
We should look for better.
Maybe I'm the only one in here.

Fair enough. Personally I think he'd be perfect for us for instant improvement this season.

 

[kithnou]

Was beaten to the question

Fair enough... I just think we have to make incremental improvements in the striker department this season. The striker wanted away, we needed a stable squad, and the money comes in handy.
We won't be able to attract a proven 20-30 goal a season striker, as there aren't any for sale, and if there were, they'd not be joining us... "Just yet".

We need to find a number of players who can add 10-15 goals per season and make up the large gap left by Lukakau that way.

I get all that. I'd prefer we go for a younger up and comer.
We have enough money to make it talk.

 

[kithnou]

Fair enough. Personally I think he'd be perfect for us for instant improvement this season.

May well be. I don't think he fits our long term goal though.

 

[tim cahill]

I think I've been open about my personal opinion in here. A club with apparent ambition of top 4, as we are told, does not sell a Romelu Lukaku for £75m and replace him with a 31 year old bench warmer from a club we are trying to displace.
He may make our squad 'better', but that should not be the determining factor alone.
We should look for better.
Maybe I'm the only one in here.

Totally agree. We've already got Rooney. If Giroud arrives as well then our attack will be in decline over the next couple of years.

 

[Groucho]

I'd have him.

That can be taken every way.

 

[ilikecheese]

May well be. I don't think he fits our long term goal though.

I think we stand a better chance of making top 4 this season with him. For me we gotta get in the dance to attract the player you want.

 

[QLDBlue]

I get all that. I'd prefer we go for a younger up and comer.
We have enough money to make it talk.

Agree with that side also. But who?

Not forgetting that we have youngsters Lookman, DCL and now Ramirez. Who all could bang in the goals next season!

 

[Stuartisitc1878]

I get all that. I'd prefer we go for a younger up and comer.
We have enough money to make it talk.

My guess would be Koeman and Walsh's thinking is it's better to throw 20m at an experienced striker who is likely to do the business now and get us closers to that top 4 and if we break into the elite then we spend serious money on a striker the next level up.
It would be great to just spend all the Lukaku money on a top striker but those sort of players, the kind that are on the same level as Rom won't come to us... not at the moment anyway. Giroud is a stepping stone and a safe bet.

 

[tim cahill]

Was beaten to the question

Fair enough... I just think we have to make incremental improvements in the striker department this season. The striker wanted away, we needed a stable squad, and the money comes in handy.
We won't be able to attract a proven 20-30 goal a season striker, as there aren't any for sale, and if there were, they'd not be joining us... "Just yet".

We need to find a number of players who can add 10-15 goals per season and make up the large gap left by Lukakau that way.

Bas Dost ticks all of the boxes for me (based on YouTube and Wikipedia admittedly).

 

[hktoffee]

I think I've been open about my personal opinion in here. A club with apparent ambition of top 4, as we are told, does not sell a Romelu Lukaku for £75m and replace him with a 31 year old bench warmer from a club we are trying to displace.
He may make our squad 'better', but that should not be the determining factor alone.
We should look for better.
Maybe I'm the only one in here.

It can reach £90m.

Lukaku moaned everytime he was away and even made comment that was disrespectful to the club. Do you want to keep an unhappy individual who would have negative effect in the dressing room? What if he down tools if we force him to stay? He wants to leave there is nothing we can do other than getting a good price out of him. I honestly don't want people who does not want to play for Everton.

Giroud will provide 3 years of good service. We just to need to keep the fee down a bit cos he is 31 in September.