Romelu Lukaku | United confirm deal subject to medical and personal terms

How do you feel about the imminent signing of Romelu Lukaku?

  • Muppetastic!

    Votes: 456 20.6%

  • Happy enough

    Votes: 1,222 55.2%

  • Ambivalent

    Votes: 370 16.7%

  • Disappointed

    Votes: 112 5.1%

  • Oh please god no!

    Votes: 54 2.4%
  • Total voters
    2,214
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Macedonian_FAN said:
Can somebody clarify if Lukaku would be homegrown? By my understanding of the rule, he spent 3 years in England before he was 21 so he should be homegrown, which is a big plus in my opinion. Sorry if it's already been discussed.
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Yes, he would be. Another benefit in signing him.
 
Funny that Rooney is valued at 10m and Ronaldo, who is older, is around 150m.
 
Rado_N said:
I see someone has just invented a €114m figure which has no basis in reality and is now calling that the fee as fact.

Gotta love these people.
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It's pathetic. As if anyone pays 10 million for Rooney. This Madrid fan makes Glaston look like a sane poster.
 
Ixion said:
Funny that Rooney is valued at 10m and Ronaldo, who is older, is around 150m.
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Well you see there is a reason for that. One can actually play football.
 
Redondo_Pirri said:
Both from Belgium, both 6'3 both have very similiar skill sets, both bang in goals for mid table clubs, both have now made absurd signings to bigger clubs

We'll see if Lukaku can perform better than Benteke did at Liverpool.
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Benteke had 1 season in his career where he scored more than 20 goals in all competitions and if you take that season out his next best season prior to signing for liverpool was 16 in all competitions. Hardly banging them in.

Your also ignoring the fact that you paid €45m for a 16 year old who hasn't even played a senior game and had a €30m release clause in his contract.
 
Murder on Zidane's Floor said:
I said months ago that flat track bullies win you leagues and hence laid my hat down for Lukaku.

Just because his show reel isn't all flicks, step overs and tricks doesn't mean he is a bad player. I'm sure Shearer or Cole's highlights would just be then smashing the ball past the keeper and reeling away.
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I can't imagine many players scoring lots against the big teams. They're usually tight games with no inch given. Hardly surprising.
 
Redondo_Pirri said:
Both from Belgium, both 6'3 both have very similiar skill sets, both bang in goals for mid table clubs, both have now made absurd signings to bigger clubs

We'll see if Lukaku can perform better than Benteke did at Liverpool.
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They play nothing alike, apart from playing the same position.

We shall see if it turns out to be a mistake, but he's scored loads for West Brom and now Everton. I can only see him scoring even more for us.

He's going to be assisted by Pogba and Herrera now rather than Barry and Mcarthur :lol:
 
Ixion said:
Funny that Rooney is valued at 10m and Ronaldo, who is older, is around 150m.
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Who would have expected ronaldo to be worth 140m more at this point in time?

Just to stay on topic, I think when he moves he will challenge kane for top goalscorer next season.
 
botond said:
stolen from r/reddevils


Alright, lads.

Considering you lot were kind enough to hit 20 titles and take Liverpool off their perch I thought I could repay the favour somewhat and give you an Everton season ticket holders view of Lukaku.

Let me preface this by saying Lukaku divides Everton fans. I’d say it’s around 70% of fans rating him (as I do) and 30% of fans not thinking much of him. Sounds crazy considering he banged in so many goals for us but I’ll do my best to explain why it’s the case.

Romelu Lukaku isn’t that talented a footballer. I know it’s unfair for me to say that as I sit at the desk of my 9-5, but it’s true. I’ve had a season ticket at Goodison Park for the past 20 years of my life and I’ve seen a lot of great footballers – 99% of them playing for opposition sides – and Lukaku isn’t one of them. However, the limited amount of departments he does excel in all pertain to scoring goals and that’s what makes him a top striker. During a game you will see him misplace a 5 yard pass, routinely make a mess of trapping the ball, attempt a dribble that will resemble your fat mate throwing step overs in the pub car park, and then, of course, he’ll get two chances and rattle both of them away without breaking stride.

He’s clinical. All you have to do is look at his goal scoring record which is obscene for a player his age. Whereas you get some players who are instinct finishers, messing up chances when they have an additional couple of seconds to think of what they need to do, or players who need that extra second or two in order to figure out the best option to take, Lukaku finishes in both situations. I’m not saying he scores every single time he’s through on goal as that would be ridiculous, but he is truly clinical.

He’s strong but there are times it will feel like he’s not using his weight and power as he should. For instance, he was absolutely bullied by Dejan Lovren at Anfield this season. This will infuriate you as you watch him. One week you will watch him throw Wes Morgan to the floor before slamming the ball past Kasper Schmeichel then the next week he’ll be repeatedly out muscled by Geoff Cameron. It’s as if the only thing he is consistent in is scoring goals – which isn’t a bad thing to be consistent at.

He also struggles to make space for himself when in possession and his brain isn't quick enough to take part in slick inter-changing passing moves unless he’s on the end of it. Teams who have talented players and are willing to sit back and counter for the entire game can nullify him. You’re not getting a player who will receive the ball in the box and manage to find a yard out of nowhere in order to get a shot off. You’re getting a player who needs other players to find him with a pass good enough to allow him to take a touch and get a shot off otherwise he’s going to be anonymous against any top team.

His off the ball movement is underrated but I’m sure a lot of Everton fans will disagree with me. He’s usually on the move and isn’t easily disheartened. He’ll make the same run again and again even if he isn’t receiving the ball. That kind of attitude goes for his finishing, too. He doesn’t seem to become disheartened if he misses a chance. It’s as if he instantly erases any misses the second they don’t hit the back of the net and goes looking for the next chance.

He’s often branded as lazy by Everton fans. I’m always in two minds as to whether this is unfair or not. Everton fans have historically demanded a lot of running from their players and, regardless of whether you’re scoring 20+ goals a season; you’re going to get abuse if you’re not seen to be pulling your weight. It’s largely subjective. If you don’t mind your striker hanging around upfront, not really pressing or running around much, but bangs in a goal or two every other game, you won’t be fussed. It can be infuriating though when you’re watching the game wanting the players to give more than what they're showing.

He doesn’t perform in the big games. You may have seen this mentioned before on Sky or by some Evertonian you have met but it’s true. I can remember very few games in which he’s came up against top centre halves and looked head and shoulders above them. But, again, it alludes to what I’ve said previously about Lukaku. Unless you give him the right service, and Everton often struggled to do so when facing superior teams, he can be utterly anonymous. Having said that, this season he was completely out of the game at City away until he got his first chance of the match, ran half the pitch and buried it bottom bin. Same goes at White Hart Lane this season. Completely anonymous, Alderweirald slips, Lukaku gets his first chance and slams the ball in the bottom bin as if he had been waiting for that one moment all game. Go look at both of those goals online to see just how clinical he is the second he gets a sniff of goal.

It’ll be interesting to see how he fares at United with most teams sitting back and not giving you much space to play in. After experiencing Ibra’s hold up play you may also start to profusely vomit when you see Lukaku trying to do the same.

I don’t think he’s worth the money you lot are reportedly paying, nowhere near worth it to be honest. A lot of people baulked at the fee you paid for Pogba but he’s a joy to watch. A truly brilliant footballer who is worth the admission alone. Lukaku is far from that type of footballer. He’s a goal scorer that is routinely described using the boxing analogy of being a can crusher, padding his record by putting 2-3 goals past lesser teams when they visit Goodison Park with an inability to step up when it matters.

But.

You’re buying a guaranteed 20-30 goals a season from a 24 year old who is constantly improving. Honestly, it's hilarious when he goes through on goal twice in the space of 10 minutes and it's 2-0. I can't understate how lethal he can be. You could look back on this in 5 years’ time and deem it money well spent if he’s knocked 30 in on the way to multiple cups and titles.

Who knows.
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couldn't have put it better myself. Me and my United fan mates think he is a donkey but he scores goals for fun. Everton team mates/coaches said their biggest surprise was how clinical he was in training.
 
Redondo_Pirri said:
Neil Henderson of the BBC reporting that the Lukaku deal is a £100m in total. £75m + £15m in variables plus waiving Wayne Rooney's £10m asking price.

It is why the deal happened so quickly.

Won't pay more than £66m for Morata but £100m for Lukaku. ********ing stupid.

In what world is Lukaku worth €114m
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It's 75 plus bonuses. Why do you include Rooney in this? We were looking to sell him anyway, and I doubt anyone would pay a fee considering his wages.
 
Rado_N said:
I see someone has just invented a €114m figure which has no basis in reality and is now calling that the fee as fact.

Gotta love these people.
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My favourite is converting a transfer between two British clubs into euros so the number seems bigger.
 
I'm not too sure about Lukaku's attitude. It seems a yearly tradition for him or his agent to mouth off to the press about him moving on to a club more appropriate for his talent and hearing how he's (allegedly) treated Everton doesn't paint him in a positive light. I guess that's the modern footballer but when you add into the mix a bit of history with Jose it starts to look like the making of another problem. Perhaps.:angel:
 
Im not sure i understand why some class this as a rip off. How much do you actually think he's worth in todays market?

Id probably say 60-70mil is about right and the rest is EPL tax.
 
Trigg said:
I can't imagine many players scoring lots against the big teams. They're usually tight games with no inch given. Hardly surprising.
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Exactly. Kane had never scored against us before until this year, does that mean he's rubbish? of course not!.
 
Sereques said:
All you seek is bragging rights among your mates. Players use pre-season to get their fitness back, match rhythm and chemistry are learned during the season. They train every blessed day, they don't have other jobs but to eat and rest. What happens in July and August is mostly fitness, these players are getting their fitness up as well at their respective clubs. The chemistry and match rhythm is learned on the pitch during the season not during trips to China or Los Angeles where these players play with youth players.

The need to have transfers completed first week in June is nothing more than to satisfy your mupertry. So what Woodward have list in March? No club will be willing to talk to anyone until the season is over. Your assumption that players arriving in May or June equals better season for team is not based on facts, it's a personal opinion from some echo room.
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It has nothing to do with Muppetry. When a player arrives from another state or country he needs to settle in a new city (new house new lifestyle etc) along with adapting to a new team and a new style of play. Coming in earlier allows for more training sessions with his new team mates to bond and gel etc. You talk about chemistry that can come from anywhere (training, matches etc). When you are a top coach you maximize your chances to reach your goals faster to yield better results this is why Jose likes to get his players in early. Do you know more than him do you? What i and Jose expect is to get as many players as you can before pre season starts if its possible and a club like United can do that. So far we have only 1.
 
Redondo_Pirri said:
Both from Belgium, both 6'3 both have very similiar skill sets, both bang in goals for mid table clubs, both have now made absurd signings to bigger clubs

We'll see if Lukaku can perform better than Benteke did at Liverpool.
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:lol: Do this also apply to bale? Madrid captain ramos was bought from a mid table club right?
 
Redondo_Pirri said:
Morata isn't disgruntled or upset at Real Madrid, see latest front page at Marca for his coments.

If anything he would be upset at Man Utd. In the end we made Man Utd pay an obscene amount of money for a player no better than Rashford really and not a proven world beater and someone with no experience in the biggest stages, in the biggest competitions. It baffles me how these players can be worth this much.

If Chelsea comes then good if not we keep a proven backup who can score 20 goals off the bench at better than a goal/90. Win-win.
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Ahhh ha ha ha ha ha ha

Yea he actually wants to be at madrid??? Nope
He is happy perez priced him out of the move he wanted??? Nope
He really doesn't want football in a world cup year??? Nope
will chavski pay 90M for him??? Nope
Did he go to perez and get him to allow him to leave???? Nope

And you think its us that did all this to him??? You are living in a bubble man, he is angry at madrid and anything that rag of a mouth piece you claim as fact says is so biased to the extreme that you actually believe the lies they say. You probably actually believe United fecked up at the DDG deal when real balked at the last min and decided to keep Navas.

Although perez true to form tried his best to turn it all back on united and expected everyone to discount the actual times on the fax. Its the loopy show in IMAX. Hey enjoy your delusion, but dont try and twist reality. The loopy show is in spain not in the cafe. Oh and try telling Morata he isn't upset at Real, thats an episode we'd all love to see
 
Adam-Utd said:
Exactly. Kane had never scored against us before until this year, does that mean he's rubbish? of course not!.
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However Kanes records vs the top6 over the past 3 season has been very good overall.
 
parkthebuslads said:
I'm not too sure about Lukaku's attitude. It seems a yearly tradition for him or his agent to mouth off to the press about him moving on to a club more appropriate for his talent .
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Meh; Everton and their fans knew full well when they bought Lukaku that it was for the short term and that he'd move on to pastures new before long, make no mistake about that.
 
Robbie Boy said:
He's clearly a fan of casual racism / racial profiling. They actually play nothing alike, but hey.
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The only think which is alike between them is that they are 6'3, Belgian and black.

Benteke's biggest asset is his aerial ability, which is Lukaku's biggest weakness despite his huge frame and size. That poster is just spouting bollocks.
 
parkthebuslads said:
I'm not too sure about Lukaku's attitude. It seems a yearly tradition for him or his agent to mouth off to the press about him moving on to a club more appropriate for his talent and hearing how he's (allegedly) treated Everton doesn't paint him in a positive light. I guess that's the modern footballer but when you add into the mix a bit of history with Jose it starts to look like the making of another problem. Perhaps.:angel:
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He played there for 3 years, it was always going to be a stepping stone to the top.

He's reached the top with us now, I am sure he will be golden.
 
Kush said:
The only think which is alike between them is that they are 6'3, Belgian and black.

Benteke's biggest asset is his aerial ability, which is Lukaku's biggest weakness despite his huge frame and size. That poster is just spouting bollocks.
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Of course it is, they don't play anything alike. Benteke tends to play further from goal and get on the end of knock downs etc, whereas Lukaku plays far nearer to goal.
 
Adam-Utd said:
Exactly. Kane had never scored against us before until this year, does that mean he's rubbish? of course not!.
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And Kane plays in a good, young attacking Spurs side. Lukaku plays for Everton.

I understand question marks about his ability to take the next step, thats seems fair. But to question is goal scoring exploits against the top 6 and use that to put him down seems silly. As does the folk who mention his international exploits.
 
Kush said:
The only think which is alike between them is that they are 6'3, Belgian and black.

Benteke's biggest asset is his aerial ability, which is Lukaku's biggest weakness despite his huge frame and size. That poster is just spouting bollocks.
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I thought he was alright in the air? Saw stats yesterday that showed he'd scored a lot of headed goals?
 
Redondo_Pirri said:
Both from Belgium, both 6'3 both have very similiar skill sets, both bang in goals for mid table clubs, both have now made absurd signings to bigger clubs

We'll see if Lukaku can perform better than Benteke did at Liverpool.
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If you've ever watched both Lukaku and Benteke you would see that they don't play like each other. Do you always post this amount of drivel? Give it a rest.
 
Adam-Utd said:
Exactly. Kane had never scored against us before until this year, does that mean he's rubbish? of course not!.
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There is a distance between rubbish and having doubts about a good player. I wouldn't be surprised if Lukaku was our version of Mario Gomez, will score goals but lacks something.
 
Tom Van Persie said:
If you've ever watched both Lukaku and Benteke you would see that they don't play like each other. Do you always post this amount of drivel? Give it a rest.
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no carry on, it's funny. :lol:
 
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