Romelu Lukaku

[BNJ1878]

Hahahaha!

Claude.

 

[longers]

If he signs - he gets a bumper pay rise and can be part of this project as the main man for us and I presume a release clause would be inserted for him to join an established elite CL club if they come in for him

If he doesn't sign - he runs the risk of us selling him to absolutely anybody and peaking too early or failing to live up to expectations with the heavy transfer fee.

Not many players who have left us have been better off for it.

Whatever happens, we move forward.

Do you really think he gives a toss about a project that's going to take years to come to fruition and even then has no garauntee of ever coming to anything ?

I doubt any of our players care too much abut this "project" as it can't really be realised until a stadium is actually built, and that's going to be a few years down the line at best.

 

[Sapie88]

Do you really think he gives a toss about a project that's going to take years to come to fruition and even then has no garauntee of ever coming to anything ?

I doubt any of our players care too much abut this "project" as it can't really be realised until a stadium is actually built, and that's going to be a few years down the line at best.

We are absolutely no closer to starting it than we were this time last year.

He's been here a year Moshiri and as I said earlier, nothing drastic has changed.

 

[larrygobfiend]

Dry your eyes mate, I know it's hard to take but his mind has been made up.
There's plenty more fish in the sea.
Dry your eyes mate, I know you want to make him see how much this pain hurts, but you've got to walk away now, its over.

 

[MichaelEFC96]

Do you really think he gives a toss about a project that's going to take years to come to fruition and even then has no garauntee of ever coming to anything ?

I doubt any of our players care too much abut this "project" as it can't really be realised until a stadium is actually built, and that's going to be a few years down the line at best.

Of course he'd give a toss mate. It managed to convince Koeman, Williams, Bolasie and Schneiderlin to come and it's not just the stadium, we're building a decent team and we're aspiring to challenge for top 4 which is what he ultimately wants.

 

[Connor]

Can't trust a man called Claude nor someone with a haircut like that.

 

[toffee66]

If he signs he signs but there will be a release clause and he'll probably go. If he doesn't sign he will probably go. The only question is this summer or next. When not if. The key for us is that the higher we finish this year the better the options we will have in the summer under either scenario. If he keeps performing and scoring then we should not blame him for wanting to play at a level we won't reach for 3 years even under the best case scenario.

 

[The binman chronicles]

We don't need Rom we've got Niasse. You're only as good as your last game and he scored more than Lukaku.

 

[Sapie88]

Of course he'd give a toss mate. It managed to convince Koeman, Williams, Bolasie and Schneiderlin to come and it's not just the stadium, we're building a decent team and we're aspiring to challenge for top 4 which is what he ultimately wants.

Argument void.

 

[orly]

Argument void.

lol

 

[longers]

Of course he'd give a toss mate. It managed to convince Koeman, Williams, Bolasie and Schneiderlin to come and it's not just the stadium, we're building a decent team and we're aspiring to challenge for top 4 which is what he ultimately wants.

im fairly sure money convinced koeman tbh, he openly admitted leaving Southampton because their offer to him was very poor and said if they had made a good offer he'd have probably of stayed.

Williams and Bolasie joined because Everton was a step up from where they had been previously playing, Swansea and Palace... Fairly sure we could have attracted both without selling them the "project".

Schneiderlin had two options, west brom or us...

Lukaku doesn't want to be in a team that aspires to be in top 4, he wants a team who is in the top 4... Plus he'd blatantly rather be at a glamour club like Chelsea or United for countless other reasons.

Imagine you're him, the reasons to stay at Everton are non existent relative to the reasons to leave.

Everton pros:

Can be part of a "project" and maybe get to play in a new stadium in 4-5 years time

Mega club pros:

Bigger wage
Better sponsorship opportunities
Better quality of team mates
Champs league footy
Increases his profile massively

 

[TrixyStevens]

If he only has a year or two left on the contract would he fetch 60million?

 

[orly]

If he only has a year or two left on the contract would he fetch 60million?

Probably a bit closer to £45m, less if he puts in a transfer request

 

[MichaelEFC96]

im fairly sure money convinced koeman tbh, he openly admitted leaving Southampton because their offer to him was very poor and said if they had made a good offer he'd have probably of stayed.

Williams and Bolasie joined because Everton was a step up from where they had been previously playing, Swansea and Palace... Fairly sure we could have attracted both without selling them the "project".

Schneiderlin had two options, west brom or us...

Lukaku doesn't want to be in a team that aspires to be in top 4, he wants a team who is in the top 4... Plus he'd blatantly rather be at a glamour club like Chelsea or United for countless other reasons.

Imagine you're him, the reasons to stay at Everton are non existent relative to the reasons to leave.

He also openly admitted he joined because of the project and he's mentioned quite a few times.

 

[Tubey]

ahh the esk, on a serious note has anything he said ever come true?

Yes. Sort of. Ish.

But that's just his opinion above, nothing else.

I have no idea what's going on. Raiola may be trying to get a bigger fee for his client by pretending he's ready to stay at Everton if need be. That's my best guess anyway.

It's a shame for Rom because he needs another year or two here to work out his flaws, because if a top club does gamble on him, he could be exposed cruelly as a very raw player technically. It'll be like when Gravesen went to Madrid - good player but his game didn't suit that level or style.