Lukaku scores more goals because he plays far more minutes. He's also the main focal point by far in the teams he plays for, which won't be the case at United where there are other quality attackers alongside him. I think people who expect him to be more clinical than Zlatan was for us are going to be disappointed. Overall our attack is still weaker than it was last season.
Romelu Lukaku | United confirm deal subject to medical and personal terms
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So he'll win us the treble? I'll take that. Yorke was brilliant for us, so were Cole and Sheringham from that era.
Feckin hell.. got more excited when I thought we had signed Stormzy.
That's definitely the thing I like most about this, NOT dealing with Madrid. I mean, if they had accepted a reasonable offer I would have been fine with it, but if we had ended up relenting and paying some ridiculous price for Morata out of desperation it would have taken the shine off what I think would have been a good signing. I like the fact we look at have done a good deal and on our own terms.
Happy days.
To add to those 4 I'd say Tevez was, too. A key player in our double season.
Berbatov probably was as well. He may not have lived up to everyone's expectations but he was integral in some great moments for the club.
Fantastic news, prefer him over morata too.
PL proven and starter for his last clubs, I prefer Morata too but he isn't a starter and wasn't for Juve either and also he isn't proven in the PL. Probably the thought process behind it for Jose.
Wait what??
Half of those weren't the best strikers in the Prem at the time. You get the best players that are available.
Berbatov was pure class with a first touch like a fictional character in a romance novel. I'd put him far down on that list of successes. Saha was a beautiful player but injury prone.
But you get the best you can and make everyone else weaker.
Sorry, this doesn't wash with me.
I hope we buy the player best suited to our football, and success comes from there. Buying with the mindset of 'make everyone else weaker' hardly ever came out well. You focus on yourself, not others.
Anyway, to save myself from others misintepreting what I meant, a qualified success in my eye is someone who gave 5+ years of stellar football to the club, being an unquestioned name on the team sheet. I don't see Lukaku being that man.
Because the deal isn't done yet and Everton probably know Lukaku wants to go to Chelsea. #burn
He's a "Beast"!!
I mean if we really signed him for 75M after Everton throwing out 100M numbers for over a year now I think that qualifies as a success in the transfer market...
Guessing the fee is at £75m due to United covering some of Rooney's wages and no loan fee involved in the Rooney transfer?
Wouldn't put past Jose to pursue Lukaku to spite Chelsea and Conte mainly. 
Morata has played more minutes at Juve yet, he was far off what Lukaku posted at the end of the season. Both are excellent options and given who is on the market I see no reason anyone to be unhappy with either.
Get in!
25% sell on fee to Chelsea, Raiola surely to receive around 20%, how much will actually end up with Everton I wonder?
Good news. Expensive but considering his age and scoring rate it doesn't seem over the top in the current market. Always preferred him to Morata. Should guarantee goals galore.
lol, that first shot was terrible studs topping ball into the ground bumpy pea roller. Hope that was just down to it being on his left foot
Happy that we spent 75m on epl-proven lukaku than 75m morata. Still thing the price is inflated but happy with he signing.
So if he fires us to a treble winning season and two or three league titles it won't be enough?
This feels like small time mentality to me. The only I'd be happy was signing him for not such a stupid fee and since that wasn't to be happening, no scenario could make me "happy". We are seen as a club that can be fleeced and hopefully refusing to buy Morata will help us destroy this image.
*unqualified you mean.
Under your definition, we won titles after titles without having a successful striker in the team except Rooney. Wouldn't mind the same now
Yes, if he is a qualified failure here, it will be immensely depressing.
And yes, we certainly bought some great players from abroad. You can add to that Ronaldinho who we tried and didn't get, and maybe a few others.
I'd say Pogba is a "finishing piece" to a team, not the "bread and water" players that you need to raise the average level.
Excited to see what he can do for us, think he can easily bag 30 goals for us. Decent fee too, considering what players are going for now. I think the Rooney transfer played a part in it.
Won't lie though, had my heart set on Morata. But Jose knows both players well, so I'm sure he made the right choice.
Won't lie though, had my heart set on Morata. But Jose knows both players well, so I'm sure he made the right choice.
To the ones who prefer him over Morata - why?
I think Luk+Morata would boost us, just him alone not enough. His static style of play combined with our slow game and not creating many chances per game ... critical
I think Luk+Morata would boost us, just him alone not enough. His static style of play combined with our slow game and not creating many chances per game ... critical
Find it hard to believe people can watch that, seeing the range of goals he's scored and think 'we don't need that'.
Mental stuff. Great buy, I'm convinced of it.
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Lukaku and pogba are like best friends right? Love that
He's a proper #9 who can also play with his back to the goal. Strong, fast, very good positioning and excellent in the air. He's not very technical and his first touch is not the best, but as a striker you can hardly do better.
Glazers might as well sell a proportion of shares to Riola.
I hope you stub your toe.
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