re: That Everton Striker Looks Pretty Good

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When I started the round Ba was headed to Arsenal and that was that, then by the end of my round Lukaku was loaned to Everton and Ba was staying

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I honestly think that the sole reason for Ba staying and Lukaku going was to keep Arsenal from getting any cover at striker. Jose knew what he had in Lukaku, but he must have determined that it was more valuable to Chelsea to try and weaken Arsenal, than to keep a young, albeit proven, striker to play 30% of the games.

It doesn't seem to be working at this point, but that's just the way I see it.