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domalino said:
Better to be paying £50k a week to him playing elsewhere than the whole £125k a week anyway, so I'm not too bothered to be honest.
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Who's paying him that? He's on 80K per week plus incentives like 80% of our squad are. And let's be honest, he's not getting any incentives, is he.
 
domalino said:
Mangala's probably been Valencia's best player this season, despite the red card this weekend he's been playing like the player we were interested in. If they can't pay the £16m then someone else definitely will. Wages might be a speed bump but I get the sense he'd rather play for less than waste the best years of his career for a slightly larger paycheck.

Bony seems to be getting pretty upset about not playing for Stoke, so I'm optimistic that he'll want to find a new permanent home and not a loan club. His record for Swansea should be enough to make people take a punt on him.
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His time at Swansea was years ago. Clubs will look at his awful goal scoring record for us and the fact he can't get in the Stoke team ahead of a 36 year old Peter Crouch. He is also being a stubborn twat refusing a move to China cos he wants to stay in England. He's got 2 years left on his contract and he seems like the sort who is perfectly content to just let that run down.
 
nmc said:
Despite all the hype the Everton fans I know have mixed views of him. He'd cost a fee way beyond his ability. Can't see him coming to us. I can see him at the Rags for £100m.
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If I'm being fair, he is a very good player, but I strongly believe he'll be Shit in our system.

People whinning about Aguero's ball control now or Dzeko's "bricks for boots" from a few years back, would wish they had those 2 compared to Lukaku. He is a human possession Losing machine. Folks will be balling their eyes out in frustrstion. This guy's technique outside the box is horrendous.

And that's being nice.
 
No to Lukaku for me. Poor touch.

If we want a striker who is a little different what about trying Unal. Scores with head & both feet as well as having a decent first touch.
 
Dax777 said:
If I'm being fair, he is a very good player, but I strongly believe he'll be Shit in our system.

People whinning about Aguero's ball control now or Dzeko's "bricks for boots" from a few years back, would wish they had those 2 compared to Lukaku. He is a human possession Losing machine. Folks will be balling their eyes out in frustrstion. This guy's technique outside the box is horrendous.

And that's being nice.
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Agreed which is why this is a non-starter in my book. Not sure why Tolmie thinks this is a possibility. Pep doesn't seem to be the type to sign a player just because they performed well against us.
 
Lukaku is definitely a player who benefits greatly from his strength, that touch of his would look way worse if he was weaker. I have great issues with players like this as they'll be exposed in a passing centric side and especially a Pep side ( Hello Bony ). However, I don't see him being any worse than Dzeko so it wouldn't be a terrible acquisition. Then again it probably would for anything over what we paid for Dzeko. Testing Unal out in the summer would sit better with me or hopefully Mbappe like Tommie alluded to.
 
BlueDeadHead said:
Agreed which is why this is a non-starter in my book. Not sure why Tolmie thinks this is a possibility. Pep doesn't seem to be the type to sign a player just because they performed well against us.
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Getting the rags to overpay for him
 
Never in a million years will we sign Lukaku.

Absolute beast of a player who runs us ragged every time we play him, but couldn't be further from the style of forward Pep will want as got touch of an elephant.
 
Rammy Blue said:
Never in a million years will we sign Lukaku.

Absolute beast of a player who runs us ragged every time we play him, but couldn't be further from the style of forward Pep will want as got touch of an elephant.
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Spot on.

Great striker but just does not fit the mould of what Pep would want.

I am not convinced he is a worker either. Running and pressing for 90 mins in the way Pep demands with that frame of his he won't last 45 mins.
 
Dax777 said:
Hope so. Looking at that list though. That's s Shit load of players that we need to move on.
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Maybe not quite as big as it first looks as the first five are all out of contract so we do not have to move them , they need to find alternative employment, if we don't renew.
Personally I believe Pep when he says he wants to keep Aguero so if he goes ti will be because someone wants him a lot.
Some like Bony and Bravo may be a bit more difficult though and I can see some loan deals being made again.
 
As much as I like Dahoud seen this morning that Verratti's agent has more or less put PSG on notice that he wants to leave this summer. If that's the case, I'd pay whatever it took to sign him, even if it means eclipsing what the rags paid for Pogbust.
 
Rammy Blue said:
Never in a million years will we sign Lukaku.

Absolute beast of a player who runs us ragged every time we play him, but couldn't be further from the style of forward Pep will want as got touch of an elephant.
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Completely agree.
 
BillyShears said:
As much as I like Dahoud seen this morning that Verratti's agent has more or less put PSG on notice that he wants to leave this summer. If that's the case, I'd pay whatever it took to sign him, even if it means eclipsing what the rags paid for Pogbust.
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Yep. Balls deep. Then again, I'd go for both.
 
Dahoud certainly looks like a Pep player, he switches the ball very well to both flanks doing a better job than what Kolorov does, excellent range of passing from deep and in and around the box-no brainer.
 
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