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re: 2014/2015 Winter Transfer Thread
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:07 am to Friend of OBUDan
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:07 am to Friend of OBUDan
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hey randy, looks like lukaku to everton is happening!
/pulls up an entire room full of chairs
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Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:54 am to WarSlamEagle
At this point, really how good is Romelu? Everyone thought Chelsea should name him their number one striker but there are no other legitimate Champions League contenders who wanted him as their number 1 this summer, so why should he be at Chelsea? His first touch is pretty awful, his passing is not good, there is still A LOT he needs to add to his game in terms of technical ability. He's not ready to be any top Euro clubs number 1 imo. I think sitting behind Costa and learning from Drogba would be wildly beneficial for him this year, because he'd still see lots of minutes and the competition would be beneficial. I'm sure having him around would keep Hazard happy arse well. I just really don't think that he's ready to be the starting striker on a team that has Champions League ambitions. There's a reason no top Euro sides would add a player of his age for the price tag he's being offered for; he's not ready for that level.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 11:03 am to UPT
don't disagree that his inconsistency is maddening, but he's a physical specimen that has a better goal-scoring record the past two seasons than most strikers out there. he's still much better as a sub, because he batters tired bodies, but he could be really great, potentially. i don't think you sell that type of potential, even for that price.
another point of circumstantial evidence is that Roberto had him for a season and worked with him up close and personal. he made lukaku his #1 target and was willing to place a large chunk of his transfer budget into acquiring lukaku.
i think it's a massive mistake by chelsea not to have him as their second striker. coming on after costa has battered a backline would have been quite the combo. they're so close to torres or drogba having to start which is awful. they really need another top striker.
another point of circumstantial evidence is that Roberto had him for a season and worked with him up close and personal. he made lukaku his #1 target and was willing to place a large chunk of his transfer budget into acquiring lukaku.
i think it's a massive mistake by chelsea not to have him as their second striker. coming on after costa has battered a backline would have been quite the combo. they're so close to torres or drogba having to start which is awful. they really need another top striker.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 11:07 am to Friend of OBUDan
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Sky Sources understand that Belgium international striker Romelu Lukaku is set for a £24m switch to Everton from Chelsea. The 21-year-old would become the Toffees' record signing should the move go ahead, exceeding the £15m paid for Lukaku's compatriot Marouane Feillaini in 2008. Lukaku starred last season while on loan at Goodison Park, netting 16 times in all competitions, and his future has been the subject of speculation for some time, with Sky Bet suspending betting on his next club earlier this afternoon.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 11:14 am to Friend of OBUDan
I agree with you. Romelu doesn't. He really thinks he should start at striker every match for a major team. While you have to admire his confidence, he's not ready for that.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 11:24 am to UPT
so mourinho couldn't rein him in at all? seems pretty odd to me that he would feel pressured to sell by a kid under contract.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 12:10 pm to Friend of OBUDan
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so mourinho couldn't rein him in at all? seems pretty odd to me that he would feel pressured to sell by a kid under contract.
And under contract for another 4 years...
Posted on 7/30/14 at 12:34 pm to UPT
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He really thinks he should start at striker every match for a major team.
Well when "The Special One" runs out Et'o, Demba Ba (who i like BTW), and Torres can you blame him?
Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:07 pm to Boomtown
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Well when "The Special One" runs out Et'o, Demba Ba (who i like BTW), and Torres can you blame him?
"The Special One" didn't buy Torres or Ba, and signed Eto'o to a one year stop gap deal when Romelu again insisted on being the starter somewhere.
"The Special One" signed Diego Costa this year, who is an all around better player than Torres, Ba, Eto'o and Lukaku.
I think he wants Romelu to stick around and be the 2nd striker. Romelu has never been cool with that idea. What do you do?
Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:08 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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£24m switch to Everton from Chelsea
Everton making an all-out push for the UCL. If they fail, club will go bust.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:16 pm to TN Bhoy
Yeah, £24m plus Lukaku's wages, and a new deal for Ross Barkley, in the last 24 hours. That's a lot of cash for them.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:23 pm to UPT
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I think he wants Romelu to stick around and be the 2nd striker. Romelu has never been cool with that idea. What do you do?
tell him chelsea owns his rights for four years so he really has no leverage to force his way out. or you could be sweeter and just say a guy with a hammy issue (which seem to come back more than most injuries) is the number 1 striker and you're an injury away or cup match away from staking your claim to the no. 1 striker spot at a UCL club. something doesn't add up and it's jose/chelsea spin whichever way it goes, really. he probably just doesn't rate him but doesn't want full revolt from chelsea fans.
and bhoy, they've spent 24m pounds on Lukaku, ~3m on Besic, Barry on a free...not like they're going wild. they wouldn't be dire straits if they missed the CL this season.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:29 pm to Friend of OBUDan
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tell him chelsea owns his rights for four years
Lukaku's contract expires June 30th 2016.
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something doesn't add up and it's jose/chelsea spin whichever way it goes, really. he probably just doesn't rate him but doesn't want full revolt from chelsea fans.
Jose came in and almost immediately sold the most popular player, Juan Mata. Then, six months later, he sold David Luiz who was massively popular as well. He let Ashley Cole walk for free. He let Frank Lampard walk for free. We're probably talking the 4 most popular players in the club, gone in 12 months. I don't think he gives any fricks about the popularity of his decisions.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:33 pm to UPT
They're def putting all their eggs in the Lukaku basket, but if all else fails and he still has a decent year... they should be able to sell him for a profit, if needed... considering they haven't made any other huge buys and Barkley was already theirs... not a bad gamble..
The new TV money has inflated a lot of team's coffers...
The new TV money has inflated a lot of team's coffers...
Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:53 pm to Friend of OBUDan
quote:It wasn't really a free. The City loan deal had a clause that if Everton signed him permanently, City got ~2m out of the deal. Though I doubt that really changes the point of your post.
Barry on a free
Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:53 pm to UPT
yes, i realize that chelsea fans generally buy whatever jose's selling. but on this issue in particular, there seems to be backlash from the fanbase which jose never really has dealt with before.
the other decisions make a whole lot of sense (other than mata, which cost him the title, but oh well). i just think after a trophy-less season, one caused by his transfer frick up, chelsea and him need to spin the situation so as to not harm the slightly damaged aura of the special one.
(also, sorry 'bout the contract years. just going off what that one poster said. should have looked myself. a little different, but at least he wasn't running out of contract any time soon)
the other decisions make a whole lot of sense (other than mata, which cost him the title, but oh well). i just think after a trophy-less season, one caused by his transfer frick up, chelsea and him need to spin the situation so as to not harm the slightly damaged aura of the special one.
(also, sorry 'bout the contract years. just going off what that one poster said. should have looked myself. a little different, but at least he wasn't running out of contract any time soon)
Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:55 pm to jturn17
interesting. i hadn't heard of that. still, yeah, the point is they didn't spend much comparatively, and have past years' sale profits and new TV money at their disposal. they aren't putting everything on red (if red was a CL berth).
Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:26 pm to jturn17
Sporting Lisbon defender Marcos Rojo is prepared to consider the offers now arriving for him.
The Argentina international has been linked with Southampton, where the Premier League crisis club are understood to have offered €15 million.
Rojo is back in Lisbon after an extended summer break following his World Cup campaign.
The Argentina international has been linked with Southampton, where the Premier League crisis club are understood to have offered €15 million.
Rojo is back in Lisbon after an extended summer break following his World Cup campaign.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:59 pm to S
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:25 pm to Pettifogger
28 million quid damnnnn
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