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
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beingshe7don said:
YES WE DID introduce inflation. Pogba has played well sporadically this season. He hasn't performed to the 90M tag that was paid for him. He hasn't scored enough goals. When you pay 90M for a player like what Real did with Bale and Ronaldo, they are getting their money's worth with goals and assists. Pogba hasn't done so and he's definitely not worth 90M.... more like 50M at best. Hence when you pay 40M extra for a 50M worth player, it's called inflation. And now every good player will be measured with that barometer when we approach clubs.

For instance, when we approach Atheltico Madrid for Griezmann, they are going to ask 90M or more for a player of his capabilities since he's got goals and has performed for the last 3 seasons.

You may say whatever you want but goals end up winning you games and bottom line is Pogba hasn't provided a lot of them directly or indirectly.
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Show me where We introduced inflation! Griezmann is only going for £90m because his buyout clause or it would be more in this current footballing finical climate. Plus Pogba isn't based all on goals and if you think that you obviously never watched him before he returned to OT.
Also if he was around 28 years of age if agree with you about him not being a £89m player but the fact is we bought a £89m player who is performing around the £50m mark and has hopefully another £40m potential that we can tap into.
We also paid extra due to his marketablity and that has nothing to do with his performance but his ability to recoup the fee and more.
Plus at that age he has a sell on factor. Overall I can see this much like Ronaldo deal looking a bargain in a few years.
 
Lukaku is such a good age profile to sign for us him and Griezmann would alongside Pogba, Rashford and Martial would bring youth, pace, long term stability and not to forget an abundance of quality to our first 11.
 
Both Griezmann and Lukaku would mean revenue we've never seen before. I think it's a no brainer to splash £100m in todays market, especially if you get both him and Barkley.
 
Lawman said:
Show me where We introduced inflation! Griezmann is only going for £90m because his buyout clause or it would be more in this current footballing finical climate. Plus Pogba isn't based all on goals and if you think that you obviously never watched him before he returned to OT.
Also if he was around 28 years of age if agree with you about him not being a £89m player but the fact is we bought a £89m player who is performing around the £50m mark and has hopefully another £40m potential that we can tap into.
We also paid extra due to his marketablity and that has nothing to do with his performance but his ability to recoup the fee and more.
Plus at that age he has a sell on factor. Overall I can see this much like Ronaldo deal looking a bargain in a few years.
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How is this any where near Ronaldo deal? Ronaldo scores goals and wins matches on his own. He scored 33 goals in 35 matches in total in his very first season and he was 24 and Pogba just turned 24. Anyway, I'm not expecting him to score 30 odd goals a season like Ronaldo but look at the statistics, our top scorer is Zlatan and our second top scorer is Mata with 7 or so goals. Pogba should be contributing a lot more. If not for goals, then for assists. He's gone missing in a lot of big games. All I am saying is that he was NOT worth 90M that we paid for, 50M at best and hence my argument for inflation. You can't tell me that 90M in the future will be a bargain since neither you nor me can actually predict what the future has in store for Pogba. Since the thread is on Lukaku, let me tell you that Lukaku is going to be worth 70-90M since he's actually the same age as Pogba and actually scores goals.
 
RedMaestro said:
Of course not, but he's also playing for a team that's really bad. Isn't that what you said? Lukaku's return is more impressive than Ibra's because he's in a "lesser" team. The same would surely apply for Defoe? There's bigger difference between those clubs and Sunderland, than just Manchester United and Everton. Scoring 14 for Sunderland should be more difficult than scoring 19 for Everton by your "logic"?
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Defoe is 35 and needs to play really in a front 2.lukaku is 23 and can play up front on his own which mourinho prefers. Defoes best yrs are behind, lukaku's are still ahead of him.
 
pocco said:
I don't want him because i want to see am attack with the skill level to outplay all opponents. Mourinho woukd probably like him however. Reckon he'll end up at Chelsea.
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The 3 behind him can outplay the opponent with pace/skill and he can focus on sticking the ball in the net :angel:

.................Lukaku
Martial ... Griezmann ... Mkhitaryan
 
pocco said:
I don't want him because i want to see am attack with the skill level to outplay all opponents. Mourinho woukd probably like him however. Reckon he'll end up at Chelsea.
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Agreed. I like to see more attack from the players surrounding the striker.
 
Pogba in a midfield 2 with another giant striker isn't a good idea and Lukaku would struggle in the lack of space we get, his touch, close control and movement isn't good enough.
 
Devil may care said:
Pogba in a midfield 2 with another giant striker isn't a good idea and Lukaku would struggle in the lack of space we get, his touch, close control and movement isn't good enough.
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He's putting everyone to the sword at the moment. Space or no space. Our home games of late have been against teams who have come and put the whole team behind the ball and he's had no issue slotting every week.
 
BigDunc9 said:
He's putting everyone to the sword at the moment. Space or no space. Our home games of late have been against teams who have come and put the whole team behind the ball and he's had no issue slotting every week.
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The bulk of the goals he scores are when the game opens up and he has space, when it's tight his lack of movement and close control mean he's a spectator. He obviously is a good goal scorer but my opinion is that he's a limited footballer and would find it harder facing what we do every week, and I don't see him as the guy that is the #9 in a team whose ultimate goal is the CL.

Now I know we are miles off but I would rather we were patient and bought the right players rather than spunk £90M on the right now player, and I'd also like to see us make sure the next striker is a good fit with the better players we curently have, and I don't think Lukaku is. Pogba thrived with the likes of Tevez and Dybala ahead of him, Mkhitaryan with Aubameyang, basically agile, skillfull, dynamic strikers with a lot of movement.
 
I'm all for buying him now, there was a period where I had my doubts, but now he's pretty prolific.
 
Can people stop going on about Lukaku's first touch? Rooney's first touch was always shocking, same with Torres even in his prime yet they were still World Class. Give it a rest.

The only World Class strikers at the moment with immaculate first touches are Benzema, Higuain & Lewandowski.

Top scorer with 21 goals (no penalties) & 6 assists (more than any other striker) & that's all people go on about. :lol:

It's like once a certain narrative or perception about you sticks people will seemingly do anything to diminish your achievements no matter how much you improve.
 
RedMaestro said:
I have a serious question for those who follow Lukaku regularly. He scores a lot of goals, but are his goals "important"? Is he a "game changer", can he make decisive goals?

I'm not criticising him, just wondering if he would be good enough to get and I haven't seen him that much to be able to give a fair opinion on his qualities.
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bensonjutton said:
Yes he scores important goals, our next highest goal scorer has 4...

He's been involved in 55% of all our goals this season (goals and assists) - 28 out of 51.

Without him I'm not sure where we'd be...
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Lukaku goals have mostly not been important and were scoresd after the game was won. The alternative league table without the tip scoring player for that team proved it.
 
BlueCelery said:
Can people stop going on about Lukaku's first touch? Rooney's first touch was always shocking, same with Torres even in his prime yet they were still World Class. Give it a rest.

The only World Class strikers at the moment with immaculate first touches are Benzema, Higuain & Lewandowski.

Top scorer with 21 goals (no penalties) & 6 assists (more than any other striker) & that's all people go on about. :lol:

It's like once a certain narrative or perception about you sticks people will seemingly do anything to diminish your achievements no matter how much you improve.
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I agree. Lukaku has been doing exceptionally well and he needs to be given some credit.

People should take note of the fact that we play 19 other teams in the league. We gain and drop the same number of points against each of those teams equally. For instance, we lost to Watford and Chelsea and we dropped 3 points. Lukaku scores against most teams and he's the top scorer with 21 and with quite a few games to go. Everton are currently in 6th spot partly because of him.

PS: We struggled to score against Bournemouth and he on his own put 4 past them.

He would make a good striker especially at his age when he would just get better.
 
BlueCelery said:
Someone claimed he's worse than Defoe. The amount of nonsense people on here spout is baffling. How can you be so willfully ignorant? :wenger:
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I think you try to downplay Iniesta at every chance there is. So it's save to say everyone has a weak spot.;)
 
Raoul said:
A lot more money is irrelevant since we are a much richer club and it has nothing to do with his play, and even if it did, you'd be hard pressed to ignore that he came here on a free and is contributing far more to the brand value of the club than someone as generic as Lukaku ever would.
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Ur right pal. I'd rather sell more jerseys with ibra and be 6th
 
poleglass red said:
Ur right pal. I'd rather sell more jerseys with ibra and be 6th
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Even if Lukaku worked out (and that's a big if), we still wouldn't be any better off than now if we don't have a supporting cast who contribute goals. The striker position isn't a problem for us, its those providing the service that are not functioning properly.
 
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Hemil said:
Lukaku goals have mostly not been important and were scoresd after the game was won. The alternative league table without the tip scoring player for that team proved it.
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That was my thought, because I was the one that posted the alternative League table. I wanted to hear from someone that follows him regularly. But I'm confused about Lukaku and what he can give Mourinho.

I had a thought, how much has Lukaku developed from when Mourinho had him? Is it a lot? If not, then maybe Mourinho won't even be interested in him...
 
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RedMaestro said:
You're adding things to

That was my thought, because I was the one that posted the alternative League table. I wanted to hear from somehone that follows him regularly. But I'm confused about Lukaku and what he can give Mourinho.

I had a thought, how much has Lukaku developed from when Mourinho had him? Is it a lot? If not, then maybe Mourinho won't even be interested in him...
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That's a good point if Jose feels he has improved and is what we need he will go for him if not he won't be interested. He knows him better than most managers after all
 
I know lukaku stats are good but i just don't like this guy. Seems to usually score in bunches then goes missing for a while then suddenly scores 4 in one game. He also tends to score goals that are "less" important e.g. his goals against hull, scoring two after 90 minutes with everton 2-0 up already.
 
septic said:
I'd prefer Mbappe
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Trouble is, anyone short of an established, experienced player, would likely not get sufficient minutes to make a big difference, as they would be competing directly with Rashford and Martial (along with Ibra, Griezmann) in attack.
 
I think United Should pass on the chance to sign Lukaku and Get Griezman Instead as he brings better close control pace and Positional Flexiblity.

Long term i never See Matial's best comming from the wing or Left Forward position because he has to adapt to that role and his strenghts are not suitable for it as his strenghts are dribbling and finishing in the box, with wing Position he rarely gets in the box because Teams defending deep and narrow rob the ball of him. Similar was the case with Hazard Under Mourinho. Now when freed up with defensive Duties hazard's best is comming out. We need similar thinking for martial. His dribbing abilities and goal scoring powress can destroy the best full backs and cb's in the world .

Long term i see martial as a striker. Then when he develops with age he can play the wide role better as his work rate and endurance with atumatically improve with age


Martial ---Griezman

----------Mkh----------

----Pogba----Herrera

-------Fabinho-------

This will get the best out of Griezman Martial and Pogba And Mkh With Full Backs providing width in posession. Martial ability on the ball is special and we must not waste it or he'll be unhappy and end up leaving.

We need the Play Mix Of Posession based and Counterattacking football next season so in case of launching a Counter attack Both Martial and Griezman can come out wide and start a counter attack albiet temporarily


By the way what will chelsea do with Lukaku anyway? They have diego costa.
 
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IrishRedDevil said:
The 3 behind him can outplay the opponent with pace/skill and he can focus on sticking the ball in the net :angel:

.................Lukaku
Martial ... Griezmann ... Mkhitaryan
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If you Play 4231 Pogba's best will never come in so deeper position and pogba herrera wont be a top partner ship in midfeild. Getting Griezman will add more quality in close control and pace and accelaration and pairing him with martial in a 4312 suits the best .
 
prtk0811 said:
I think United Should pass on the chance to sign Lukaku and Get Griezman Instead as he brings better close control pace and Positional Flexiblity.

Long term i never See Matial's best comming from the wing or Left Forward position because he has to adapt to that role and his strenghts are not suitable for it as his strenghts are dribbling and finishing in the box, with wing Position he rarely gets in the box because Teams defending deep and narrow rob the ball of him. Similar was the case with Hazard Under Mourinho. Now when freed up with defensive Duties hazard's best is comming out. We need similar thinking for martial. His dribbing abilities and goal scoring powress can destroy the best full backs and cb's in the world .

Long term i see martial as a striker. Then when he develops with age he can play the wide role better as his work rate and endurance with atumatically improve with age


Martial ---Griezman

----------Mkh----------

----Pogba----Herrera

-------Fabinho-------

This will get the best out of Griezman Martial and Pogba And Mkh With Full Backs providing width in posession. Martial ability on the ball is special and we must not waste it or he'll be unhappy and end up leaving.

We need the Play Mix Of Posession based and Counterattacking football next season so in case of launching a Counter attack Both Martial and Griezman can come out wide and start a counter attack albiet temporarily


By the way what will chelsea do with Lukaku anyway? They have diego costa.
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4-4-2 diamond :drool:

Preach it brother! (or sister)
 
BlueCelery said:
Can people stop going on about Lukaku's first touch? Rooney's first touch was always shocking, same with Torres even in his prime yet they were still World Class. Give it a rest.

The only World Class strikers at the moment with immaculate first touches are Benzema, Higuain & Lewandowski.

Top scorer with 21 goals (no penalties) & 6 assists (more than any other striker) & that's all people go on about. :lol:

It's like once a certain narrative or perception about you sticks people will seemingly do anything to diminish your achievements no matter how much you improve.
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And How much Rooney was effective in ucl?
 
Couldn't care less that is touch isn't perfect every time. He will be in positions to score and can drive at defenders with his pace and power also. Hes pretty damn quick for the size of him. Sign him up please, what a player!
 
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