Ronald Koeman's side
lost Lukaku to Manchester United in a # 75m deal over the summer, and according to The Sun, the manager wants King to be the focal point of his attack in the second half of the season.
Everton may have
lost Lukaku but they are very ambitious indeed, and have reinvested heavily.
There are only two weeks left of the transfer window, but one thing caught my eye today in an interview with the Everton manager Ronald Koeman, who was talking about the possibility of
losing Lukaku.
By the way, I wonder if Conte is regretting his text message to Diego Costa considering
losing Lukaku to United lol
Everton will
lose Lukaku and I wouldn't be surprised if they lose others.
Chances are, despite Everton's new financial muscle, they're still more than likely to
lose Lukaku and Stones this summer, with a host of other Premier League clubs rumoured to be chasing the duo.
Not exact matches
They
lost Abrahimovic and replaced him with
Lukaku, hardly an improvement.
it shows Mourinho has
lost it: he rejected
Lukaku when at Chelsea, as he was not good enough and now he would be the right man to fit in Ibra's shoes??.
lewa and Benz r out, griezmann,
lukaku, auba and dybala r young and will have d cash pits of Europe chasing them... which means astronomical transfer fees / wage (we'll definitely
lose in d bidding war)... huguain is a viable option but with a transfer fee of 55m and 200k wages for a 29 year old????... BONKERS!!!!! I don't know about u but I feel we shld do everytin legal / illegal to get vardy... by 2 - 3 years time, others strikers will have surfaced but for now there's a limited pool and d richest club r d sharks... i would like any of d young strikers but it doesn't mean we shld pay 40m more than their market value like its an auction!!!!
However,
Lukaku is arguably going to remain as first choice in that department, so while it sounds like it's a solution for Mourinho after
losing Zlatan Ibrahimovic last week, it remains to be seen if it works out as hoped for Rashford who will be itching to be one of the first names on the team sheet moving forward.
And, most of all, because I had
lost my striker
Lukaku.»
Although him thinking that Giroud would have been an adequate replacement for
Lukaku makes me think he might be
losing it a bit!
If
Lukaku loses the ball in the final 3rd it does not lead directly to an attack on his goal.
«Koeman bought a lot of the same in the summer, and
lost Romelu
Lukaku.
Manchester United attacker Romelu
Lukaku had his # 250,000 Rolls Royce Ghost car stolen after
losing his fob at Terminal 1 at Manchester Airport, according to The Mirror.
The 27 - year - old looks a necessary purchase for a club short of quality up front after
losing Romelu
Lukaku to United last summer.
German side VfL Wolfsburg, who
lost out in the race to sign Romelu
Lukaku last summer, are set to make another bid for his services in the coming transfer window.
I remember the «Wenger has
lost the plot» cries over failing to sign Benteke, Michu,
Lukaku and just this summer Falcao.
The Toffees
lost 5 - 2 on the night, and 6 - 4 on aggregate to the Ukrainian giants, and despite goals from Romelu
Lukaku and Phil Jagielka on the night, Martinez said that the team's finishing cost them a place in the next round.
Instead of
losing Alexis for nothing, they gain another attacking player out from the death trap that is Jose Mourinho (see: Kevin de Bruyne, Mohamed Salah, Romelu
Lukaku, Anthony Martial, Memphis Depay, and the pedestrian season Eden Hazard threw up during Mourinho's last half - season at Chelsea his second time around that club) for fucking free!
Lukaku has also been a target for Chelsea this summer but United boss Jose Mourinho has also been keen to add a new high - profile striker to his squad after
losing Zlatan Ibrahimovic to injury.
Everton will be hoping the likely appearance of striker Romelu
Lukaku will help a cause which has seen them
lose three of their last four Premier League matches — all away from home.
Italian giants Lazio are braced to
lose a host of big names this summer, and Sergej Milinkovic - Savic and Jordan
Lukaku could very well be heading to the Premier League.
After
losing 1 - 2 against Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup, Man Utd dominated the league by collecting six points from two games, scoring eight goals without conceding — seven of which came from
Lukaku, Martial, and Pogba.
You always can
lose a header challenge with
Lukaku, that can always happen and there's a gap in behind and we need to close that.
The Gunners signed Alexandre Lacazette and Sead Kolasinac, while United
lost Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but according to British media
Lukaku's move is a done deal.
However,
Lukaku's effectiveness may be slightly
lost if it wasn't for Irishman Shane Long running his socks off up front, holding up the ball and drawing defenders impressively, giving his all for the team.
KEY FACT: United have only
lost one of their past nine home Champions League games against Spanish sides MATCH ODDS: Man Utd 8/13 Draw 14/5 Sevilla 9/2 GRAEME SAYS: United are going to win this for me, solid win... 2 - 0 LEON SAYS: Man Utd Half time / Full time @ 6/4 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Romelu
Lukaku is looking a good investment
Reaction: De Bruyne is my Man City blueprint — Guardiola (Premier League) Report: De Bruyne makes it sweet 16 for awesome Man City (Premier League) Report: Otamendi wins derby to fire Man City 11 points clear (Premier League) Reaction: Klopp calls for Liverpool focus after Euro spree (Champions League) Report: «Fab Four» fire seven - goal Liverpool into last 16 (Champions League) Reaction: Mourinho pledges only «the truth» on injuries (Champions League) Report:
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Lukaku won't
lose focus — Mourinho (Champions League) Report:
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Lukaku double fires Man United to winning start (Premier League) Reaction: Wenger lauds Giroud after Arsenal edge Leicester (Premier League) Report: Giroud earns Arsenal madcap opening win (Premier League) Reaction: Wenger fearful of another slow Arsenal start (Community Shield) Report: Courtois and Morata gift Arsenal victory at Wembley (Community Shield)
Everton, who have
lost Romelu
Lukaku to Manchester United back in the summer, approached to sign Olivier Giroud from Arsenal to improve their frontline, but the Merseyside outfit have since relied on the services of Oumar Niasse.
Losing Romelu
Lukaku, that team has found it more and more difficult to get the ball in the net.
Everton are expected to
lose Romelu
Lukaku to the west Londoners this summer in an # 80m deal and also face a battle to keep hold of Ross Barkley this summer.
That could pave the way clear for Premier League rivals Chelsea to make a move as they look to take Aubameyang having
lost out to Manchester United in the race to sign Everton hitman Romelu
Lukaku.
And Ibrahimovic believes that, despite
losing club captain Wayne Rooney this summer, United's attacking corps is far stronger thanks to the development of Marcus Rashford and the arrival of
Lukaku.
MERSE SAYS: Diego Costa isn't going to play for Chelsea again - the manager will
lose face if he comes back - and they didn't get Romelu
Lukaku, so the big question is who will get all the goals?
Having
lost out to Manchester United on Romelu
Lukaku and selling Nemanja Matic to the Red Devils, Chelsea are now looking for re-enforcements and are in the race to sign Southampton right - back Cedric Soares.
The Blues did not manage to acquire their prime targets in the form of Romelu
Lukaku, who joined Manchester United and also
lost key midfielder Nemanja Matic to their Premier League rivals.
The 24 - year - old is currently at risk of
losing his role as Romelu
Lukaku's back - up striker in the national team due to his low amount of playing time under Conte, and needs to get first - team football in order to make the needed change.
Even if Romelu
Lukaku finds the net regularly and Ross Barkley starts to deliver to his promise, Everton look to have
lost touch with the Champions League chasers.
Strikers feed off finding the back of the net and it was clear from recent weeks,
Lukaku had certainly
lost an edge during his recent run without scoring goals.
We were halfway through a 5 - match
losing streak ourselves and fell apart easily as
Lukaku scored an own goal and Pelle and Yoshida made it an easy victory for them.