I don't know what the hell is going on, here.
I was off my feet in work today, flying to Sri Lanka in a few hours, so had no internet access. My Villa-supporting mate messages me at 2pm, saying we've signed Lukaku for 75m. I check BBC, yep, it's there.
Now I'm in my airport hotel, and finally catching up with the Caf, and it's not set in stone and we've clearly burned our bridges with Morata, either way.
Let's assume the deal is indeed done, which, for me, with all the talk about Rooney on a free to them, makes a lot of sense to be honest, so I'm gonna assume for this post that Lukaku is ours:
Morata
Seems quality
Hasn't been anyone's 'main man' yet
doesn't genuinely wanna leave Madrid, nor leave Spain
Lukaku
Sometimes I watch him and think 'this lad is a monster'; sometimes I watch him and think 'Emile Heskey' - not good.
Has consistently smashed in 20 plus a season in OUR league for a not-very-good team
Is clearly happy in the UK and wants to move to a bigger club, whether that's us or Chelsea, he sees it as a career improvement
I reckon I'd take the devil I know over the devil I don't (In the PL), for the same rough amount of money.
If it comes through, and we get him, I reckon we can guarantee 20 a season from him coz he genuinely devours bottom dwelling teams, and not by a goal, by 2-3. We do need that. The price is high, and there would be games where he frustrates the shit out of us, but I think he'd deliver. Moreso than Morata who strikes me as the kind of guy who after a few months of drizzle and 2 goals in 8 games, would start shagging his missus on boats in Italy and sending flirty instagrams to Juventus.