18 Apr 2017 09:44:07
If all these clubs want Lukaku then let them cough up 100 million. We're not giving him away!
18 Apr 2017 15:18:51
I think Rom is worth about £70M personally. Do you think a punt on Jamie Vardy for about £30M would be a good replacement, he is quick and knows where the goal is. Thoughts.
18 Apr 2017 16:21:39
How do you come to a value of £70m then? How much is Kane worth? How much did Pogba cost?
18 Apr 2017 16:36:08
I like Vardy and you can't argue that he gets goals, but you have to play to his style - balls over the top or in behind.
For me Rom does best with the same style of play but too many times we haven't played those balls this season. I think Sigurdsson would be ideal to sit behind either of them because while I think Ross is a good player, he takes too long to play the ball which gives defenders time to reset. He rarely moves the ball on without four or so touches so I think if we went with a similar style of play if / when Rom leaves, we need a quick-thinking creator in behind them.
Davies is starting to look like he has the instinct to play those types of balls through, but expecting him to do it with 38 league games plus domestic cups and European trips on a Thursday night starting from June is too much.
18 Apr 2017 18:30:11
Really be pleased if we get 75mil plus for Lukaku. I know he would be extremely difficult for us to replace but in reality someone is 9 times out of 10 only worth what someone else is willing to pay. Simple supply and demand. He cannot be compared to Pogba as the latter was already going to guarentee a huge % in shirt sales on signing for Utd. (Lukaku doesn't have a signed boot deal) which I really do believe is a factor in where he ends up. He is completely unproven at CL level, has flattered to deceive at International tournaments and 'on paper' is a classic Flat Track Bully'. If he goes he will miss us as much as we will miss him whatever happens. Hope he stays.
18 Apr 2017 23:37:25
Investment in Pogba was more than footballing reasons. He's a marketing machine. Hard to compare him and any other player.
19 Apr 2017 09:27:15
it was just my personal opinion Brian, I think £70M is about right, but who knows if Chelsea and Man U buy another top striker who will put an offer in for him? PSG, Barcelona or Real haven't shown any interest and apart from China (which I think would be footballing suicide for him) I don't know who else could afford him.
19 Apr 2017 09:32:42
£100m for Rom is about right he's 23 he's only going to get better. That's at least 7 years at the top for him. That's just under 15m a year for a goal scoring machine!
So cough up if you want him!
We don't sell on the cheap anymore!
Rooney left on the cheap all them years ago!
You want Lukaku you have to pay what we want if you want him this summer!
{Ed002's Note - Leon Goretzka was of interest to Southampton but Schalke said they had intention of selling in the short-term but he has been reluctant to listen to offers of a new contract and they are now willing to listen to offers. Juventus are struggling to get their first choice option midfield for this summer and are thought to be returning to Leon Gor made approaches to his club or agent. Arsenal might well look to him in the summer if they cannot get their preferred target - which is looking unlikely right now.}