Romelu Lukaku

[bicycleheader]

The release clause is £54,348,298 to any club whose name starts with A, and it goes up 500k from B through to Z

 

[Deco]

Great news on his contract. There's no way Jim would risk losing his relationship with us if it wasn't true.

There'll be a release clause but it'll be for CL clubs only and £70m+ IMO. Why would we agree to less? The higher the fee, the more Rom and Raiola receive for it anyway.

 

[blulouie]

I've seen it said a lot on here that he'd score 30 or even 40 a season easily at a top side, which would make him the best striker of the modern era.

I think he has that potential....certainly the past decade.

Good job he's pledging his future to us then eh Dave .

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Anything less than £70m release clause doesn't make sense for Everton as they could easily have exceeded that this summer had they suspected Rom was running his deal down.

Rom has signed the deal because he wants to stay and has likely seen our summer inbounds and overall plans for the club.

 

[Tin-Tin]

Paul Joyce reporting it now too.

 

[kithnou]

Anything less than £70m release clause doesn't make sense for Everton as they could easily have exceeded that this summer had they suspected Rom was running his deal down.

Rom has signed the deal because he wants to stay and has likely seen our summer inbounds and overall plans for the club.

I like to think this as well, despite everyone trying to sell him still with clauses.

 

[mmmmsnouts]

Impressed I haven't seen any "of course they'll announce a new deal for Lukaku to get people to renew their season tickets" shouts. Maybe we're getting less cynical. Or maybe I have everyone like that on ignore.

 

[TheFinnFan]

Win Win situation for EFC

well done

 

[marsh]

Signs it, then bangs in a hat trick against his former club West Brom on Saturday to celebrate.

 

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

Pleasantly surprised/shocked by this news.

On average, Rom scores a goal for us every other match and he's still only a kid.

 

[Lucas]

Don't know whether to take this as good or bad news. Because there is probably a catch to it as this a CL Club pay a certain amount. Should be at least £70m, then the club have to accept the bid. Because that6 is the only way unfortunately I see him signing the deal. But well deserved anyway. Any idea on what wages he will now be on?

 

[Mountfield1985]

Don't know whether to take this as good or bad news. Because there is probably a catch to it as this a CL Club pay a certain amount. Should be at least £70m, then the club have to accept the bid. Because that6 is the only way unfortunately I see him signing the deal. But well deserved anyway. Any idea on what wages he will now be on?

Oh aye, there'll be a catch.

But with the new contract we won't have to worry about any old CL poaching him. I think Rom knows if he keeps doing the business in the Premier League, it's going to lead to a massive move to one of the real super clubs when he's 25/26.

If that happens we'll have had 6 seasons out of him, probably 100+ league goals, and a tidy profit to boot.

 

[toffeeblue9]

I'm absolutely certain that we will have made promises to Raiola, most likely with regard to him making money out of it

We may well have agreed to buy some of his clients

 

[Lucas]

Oh aye, there'll be a catch.

But with the new contract we won't have to worry about any old CL poaching him. I think Rom knows if he keeps doing the business in the Premier League, it's going to lead to a massive move to one of the real super clubs when he's 25/26.

If that happens we'll have had 6 seasons out of him, probably 100+ league goals, and a tidy profit to boot.

If Costa leaves Chelsea in the summer they may well go after him. Other than that for this summer not sure who else. Arsenal maybe if they don't get a new manager? United possibly if Ibra leaves?

 

[Barnfred 55]

I'm absolutely certain that we will have made promises to Raiola, most likely with regard to him making money out of it

We may well have agreed to buy some of his clients

We're a bit short in the midfield department. Wouldn't mind that Matuidi guy from PSG