Romelu Lukaku

[4737carlin]

We can't SELL him for anything less than a world record fee now, or we'll look a bit daft.

agree!

 

[evertony]

Every part of your posts relate to the very term the club is trying its best to eradicate.... SMALL TIME.
Mindsets have to change , if you want to swim with the Big Fish you have to be a Big Fish. Some on here had the same mentality over Stones sale wanting us to cut and run a year earlier for 20/25 mil.That at a time Sterling went for 50 mil.
Utd shelled out near 90 mil for Pogba . Now ask yourself whats Rom worth.
His age & his goalscoring record dictates he's the hottest property in world football at the moment. I for one can see him even better in 2/3 years time.
You want this club back at the top ? Stop thinking small time , we have a player that if he stayed with the right additions to the squad we will be challenging for the league.
So if someone wants him they have to pay Real Top Dollar....thats what Big Clubs do.

Post of the day.

 

[evertony]

But it's not a guarantee we'll win either of those just because we have Rom. We had Rom this season yet still got knocked out the cups early doors.

It's not a question of having Lukaku makes us stronger, but if he doesn't want to be here why throw £40 odd million down the drain that could get us a Lacazette type player to keep him for 1 season in which he might play well, down tools, etc I just don't see the benefit.

The only argument I hear for doing so is we COULD win the title next season or we COULD finish 4th or we COULD win the EL. Well we could do either of those without Rom heck we finished 4th with Marcus Bent and not Rooney. I COULD marry Katy Perry one day but I'm not staying single holding out for it.

Surely Lacazette wants CL too?

 

[evertony]

mate, ronaldo, messi and ibrahimovic didn't have as good a record as rom at 23, never mind mario gomez.

Supports my point entirely then.

 

[Toffeemeister]

Sounds like he is off

 

[eddy]

Pogba has offered United nothing all season....he cost £89M. He was cast aside by one of the very best managers of all time, SAF, who seemingly didn't see him suiting the EPL. Lukaku is ultra consistent, and has the most valuable of commodities...goals, goals, goals. On that basis alone he's worth a minimum of £100M. Transfer prices will continue to rocket over the next few seasons. There's no way at all we should feel we wouldn't get that figure or more for him.

I agree its more likely Pogba is trying to use Lukaku to engineer a move to us, a proper team !

 

[blulouie]

Pogba has offered United nothing all season....he cost £89M. He was cast aside by one of the very best managers of all time, SAF, who seemingly didn't see him suiting the EPL. Lukaku is ultra consistent, and has the most valuable of commodities...goals, goals, goals. On that basis alone he's worth a minimum of £100M. Transfer prices will continue to rocket over the next few seasons. There's no way at all we should feel we wouldn't get that figure or more for him.

Spot on mate.
Its the way any BIG CLUB opporates . Manu >Ronaldo. Spurs>Bale. even that lot over the park > Torres , Suarez & even Sterling. World record for Rom ....no doubts.

 

[eddy]

if the reports are true and we have slapped a 100 mil tag on then its fabulous! It is a huge statement of intent and ambition for all to see

 

[Bebeto]

Let see what happens when next year he still playing for us and half the squad is on more than him...he will have no choice but to sign a new contract if nobody meet our valuation in the summer

 

[Joey66]

The maths dont look good for us if he runs down his contract. If he wanted to he could then wait another 6 months after that and walk out for nothing.

Two years left Ross is the one with a year left - Ross is imo our biggest worry or if we lose both leaves a massive PR and blow to our team !

 

[The Rhino]

Boy am I glad you dont sit on the clubs board .
Stop trying to sell him because something may or may not alter his price in 12 months.
How about we buy some Top Draw players to work with him and have a real go at smashing the top 4.

At this moment tho if anyone wants to & he wants to go the club have priced him at what he's worth . No problems at all with that.

The same top class players we signed this season like Mata? Witsel? Carvalho? Oh wait?

The fact is mate we are not a top 4 team and we simply can't or won't spend £200k+ a week wages on the best players offering £40 million+ transfer fees.

Are things better than what they were under BK? of course but let's not pretend we are another Man City or Chelsea, or the Everton FC of the 80's. I'm a optimistic person but even I can see that with or without Rom next season we will finish around 5-7th as that's currently our level.

That's the facts, I can't change that neither can you mate, only the owners can and so far they haven't done that, That LB Kolasinc just signed for Arsenal as they have offered more wages etc.

The fact is Rom won't sign a new deal, I see it as either sell this season for £80-85 million or sell next season for £40 million.

As that extra £40-45 million could get us a Lacazette or towards 2 good strikers who actually WANT to be at the club then I would rather option A.

I honestly don't get why that's so controversial he doesn't want to be here ffs.

 

[Carlito]

I think he'll end up staying, and Everton will carry on putting turds to the sword at Goodison, en route to finishing 7th.

Rinse and repeat.

 

[4737carlin]

Spot on mate.
Its the way any BIG CLUB opporates . Manu >Ronaldo. Spurs>Bale. even that lot over the park > Torres , Suarez & even Sterling. World record for Rom ....no doubts.

This is what we will start doing, like Spurs have done a few times, Modric as well, but they dont spend big but buy well. Livepool dont, for the most part they sell everyone and buy a load of nonsense and the odd good player, add Alonso and Macherano to that list
Big differance between a selling club who got lucky on someone but cant hold onto them and cant attract a decent replacement, to one that has money and the power to operate well in the transfer market.

 

[BlueToff]

Sounds like he is off

...only if somebody pays £100m

 

[blulouie]

The same top class players we signed this season like Mata? Witsel? Carvalho? Oh wait?

The fact is mate we are not a top 4 team and we simply can't or won't spend £200k+ a week wages on the best players offering £40 million+ transfer fees.

Are things better than what they were under BK? of course but let's not pretend we are another Man City or Chelsea, or the Everton FC of the 80's. I'm a optimistic person but even I can see that with or without Rom next season we will finish around 5-7th as that's currently our level.

That's the facts, I can't change that neither can you mate, only the owners can and so far they haven't done that, That LB Kolasinc just signed for Arsenal as they have offered more wages etc.

The fact is Rom won't sign a new deal, I see it as either sell this season for £80-85 million or sell next season for £40 million.

As that extra £40-45 million could get us a Lacazette or towards 2 good strikers who actually WANT to be at the club then I would rather option A.

I honestly don't get why that's so controversial he doesn't want to be here ffs.

Again Small Time mate. You just want to accept whatever is dished out . You are talking like we are just easy pickings for anyone that fancies a player of ours.
Where do you get this he'll only be worth 40 mil in 12 months time ....i'm sure a lot of Chinese clubs wont baulk at any price we want.
This is about what Everton want not what any player and his agent want . If he or any player want out the club sets the terms.
Or should we just stay as Plucky Lil' Ole Everton ?
Move on mate start thinking Big ...its what Big clubs do.