20 Jan 2016 03:45:52
So, in the horrible, horrible event that we do sell Lukaku: Would anyone take £65 million?

I know it's quoted in the S*n, and I'm not trusting it one bit, just an interesting thought.

1.) 20 Jan 2016
20 Jan 2016 06:12:13
No, no, no!
In the very unlikely - nigh impossible - scenario that we did, it would show that we are a selling club (a feeder club for wealthier clubs) , and we'd be selling for financial reasons rather than football reasons, and that would be totally contrary to what Roberto Martinez has been boasting about regarding our best players like Lukaku, Stones, etc. Every player can be transferred at the right price AND at the right time, BUT this clearly is NOT the right time. Maybe in the Summer - if Everton haven't qualified for the CL next season and Begium do well at the Euros (thanks to Lukaku's goals and performances) - then if the big European clubs enter a bidding war (however unlikely! ) and we'd have time to invest the money and recruit wisely, then it just might be the right footballing time. Until then, it's a case imho of "where do the media get these stories from? "

2.) 20 Jan 2016
20 Jan 2016 07:19:35
I agree Cowpat that now is not the time to sell him (I'd rather we never sell him if we can get him to sign a new contract to be honest) but when his contract has 2 years left to run and he doesn't sign a new one which is what I think will happen we will have no option but to sell. The same can be said of Stones. As long as we have them on a decent length of contract we just hold on and get the max we can for them when we decide is the right time to sell and not before. Unfortunately I have a feeling that both Stones and Lukaku's contracts run out at the same time June 2019 (I could be wrong so please correct if I am) so we could be forced into replacing our two best players at the same time albeit after being handsomely rewarded with big transfer fees.