Not enough goals there imo.
Lukaku - transfer speculation | Gone
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Never really warmed to Lukaku but i don't dislike him either and he is a decent striker but just not the right fit for us. I do think we will struggle a lot if we don't buy a replacement. People saying that we'll be fine with Sanchez,Martial, Rashford must be hoping that one of those players starts playing well from the central striking position because they've not shown much to suggest they're capable of getting 15-20 league goals this season. Also, again who plays on the right?
Oh I agree but the glacial speed with which Ed is negotiating has me thinking that we are looking at 1 more signing this summer and it will probably be a CB.
If he goes of the list of strikers we’ve been linked with Dembele is probably the best of a bad bunch. Hallar would be interesting but seems West Ham have that sinched up.
I know we need something different from what we probably have in Rashford, Martial and Greenwood but I wouldn’t mind having a punt at Timo for 50 and seeing what RB say. I’d imagine they’d rather lose him to us than Bayern for free next year.
He’s fast, energetic, can press and is a decent finisher, more proven than Rashford or Martial and all 3 can and should be able to play all over a front 3.
I know we need something different from what we probably have in Rashford, Martial and Greenwood but I wouldn’t mind having a punt at Timo for 50 and seeing what RB say. I’d imagine they’d rather lose him to us than Bayern for free next year.
He’s fast, energetic, can press and is a decent finisher, more proven than Rashford or Martial and all 3 can and should be able to play all over a front 3.
Ole has said we will replace Lukaku is he leaves.
Going to miss a whole 12 league goals, and all those goals he scored in matches against the top 10 last season.
I'm glad we'd replace him, otherwise it'd look like we're using blind faith that one of Rashford or Martial have an amazing breakout season, or Sanchez somehow finds his touch or 17 year old Greenwood ends up being half decent already.
Agree with you there. Got to be the slowest ever re-build. Could probably build a new stadium faster.
With Ed controlling the purse Ole might literally be replacing Lukaku, hope his knee is feeling better
I like the last bit of the last sentence - ‘but once in a while you have to act quickly’.
Seems Ole is getting as frustrated as the Caf.
With Ed controlling the purse Ole might literally be replacing Lukaku, hope his knee is feeling better
Not a chance we have paid Everton the add ons so for me it is. If you are in doubt why arent teams lining up to sign him? We are flogging a player who is on high wages for more or similar money. I can name some of our other signings Ed couldnt do this to, Di Maria rings a bell.
That's why I think it's on par we should get but definitely not some notable achievement from Woody.
I expect every average striker will be quoted at £70m+ if we try replace him. And unlikely to be better.
Utd sell Lukaku and we won’t be replacing, clubs will just double their valuation when they see Utd are interested.
Transfer window closes and expect “its been a difficult summer with transfers “ “no value in market”
Transfer window closes and expect “its been a difficult summer with transfers “ “no value in market”
I couldn't agree more.
When nobody else is providing those 12 goals, yes, they will missed.
Rashy is gonna destroy you this season mate, mentally.
We'll have a deal in principle with someone, possibly Ben Yedder and Sevilla. No way we sell Lukaku without a deal in place with someone else.
We're not actively selling him. Same like how we're not actively selling Pogba.There's been interest and so we've set a price.
We probably will, yes. And anyone is better than Lukaku. He should've never been bought. He doesn't fit us.
People bagging on Rashford way too soon, he has a comparable goal record to Messi at the same age, not that its linear, give him a chance, he could be a Wellbeck or an Andy Cole but has to be given time to grow up
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James and Greenwood can play on right.
Sometimes you’ve got to have faith in youngster, maybe Ole has identified Greenwood as special talent, and want to give him more chances this season.
LWF - Martial, Rashford, Sanchez, James
CF - Rashford, Martial, Greenwood
RWF - Greenwood, James, Lingard, Mata
What makes you think that we should start chucking extra £5Ms and £10Ms around just to get deals over line? Don't you understand that looking like mugs in the transfer market is a reputation which can stick, and we will always be taken for fools?
We are playing the game. The selling clubs will hold out for the highest possible price. Many deals can go through in the final days of the window.
We are talking about world class players. I can't believe people are so naive to think that it matters that much if they miss a friendly against Perth or Leeds. Better to hold our ground and get the best deals for the best players.
Replace him with?
Proabably Ben Yedder
It will go right down to the wire if wheels move on in that direction.
That would be pointless if it turns out the case. I'd rather Greenwood and Alexis fill out rather than buying another average striker.
Did you just say Alexis?
Personally I don't think we should rely on Alexis as he only scored 1 league goal last season, which is totally unacceptable mate
Think that would be a good call. I'm convinced he would have scored at least 1 goal in the League when Lukaku went through his 2 and a half month drought last season.
What Ole says and what we do are two different things. We haven't sold a single player despite Ole claiming we'd seen the last of some of them
Mason scored lots of them, in his own league of course. He can managePersonally I don't think we should rely on Alexis as he only scored 1 league goal last season, which is totally unacceptable mate
Yeah I know, for a moment I also forgot that he existed
Good point. Problem we have is that out good players want to leave but nobody will meet our valuation of them, and the ones we need to offload don’t want to leave and nobody wants to buy them.
You're forgetting the obvious ... we can only sell players other clubs want to buy. Ole cannot sell players to thin air.
Could live without Lukaku but don't see Ben Yedder as an adequate replacement, and I think we should be asking for £80m+, otherwise we might as well keep him.
We don’t really need another striker if Rom is gone. Rashford is very young and he can play 40 games a season. We still have Alexis and Mason to share the load upfront. Gone are the days when we need four strikers at the club no more
Yeah would rather sign a wide attacker if we sold him tbh.
Mason scored lots of them, in his own league of course. He can manage
Have a lot of faith in Mason like you and hopefully he can make the step up sufficiently and quickly
. Like the optimism with your part in bold and truly hope you are right.I would get Ben Yedder as Lukaku replacement as it gives Mason some time to bed in and wouldn't want to put uneeded pressure on him to produce regularly at this stage of his career mate.
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That's assuming Rashford, Alexis and Mason will get enough goals. All the evidence suggests they probably wont.
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