Should we sign Lukaku's replacement in January

Sozzled · December 9, 2013

Tramps_mate said:
Id offer Chelsea Barkley or Baines for Lukaku..

Defenders and midfielders of decent quality arent too hard to find, but a 20 goal striker is like hens teeth!!

Not a chance. Much rather have Barkley than Lukaku.

Tramps_mate · December 9, 2013

Sozzled said:
Not a chance. Much rather have Barkley than Lukaku.

Why??

dholliday · December 9, 2013

Tramps_mate said:
Id offer Chelsea Barkley or Baines for Lukaku..

Defenders and midfielders of decent quality arent too hard to find, but a 20 goal striker is like hens teeth!!

yikes! no way are we swapping Ross for anyone.

Baines-for-Lukaku I could support, as it would be a forward-thinking move (as much as I love Baines...up there with Sheedy).

johnnydawg68 · December 9, 2013

http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/84701/vedad-ibisevic?cc=5901

Would be ideal.

sbbefc · December 9, 2013

We need to sell heitinga and jelavic. That should net us about £5m, then if baines goes we should have about £20m in total and saved on wages. Worth a bid on Lukaku (probably not enough) or another striker. If we want to push on we need to break our transfer budget on a striker. Would be fantastic if we could also reinvest some of the summer surplus but i'd imagine all that money has ebbed away servicing our debts.

Jimmy Flangemoth · December 9, 2013

I don't want anyone else. I want Lukaku.

But if he does end up going back to Chelsea, how about Demba Ba?

Tubey · December 9, 2013

johnnydawg68 said:
http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/84701/vedad-ibisevic?cc=5901

Would be ideal.

Excellent shout - impressed me every time I've seen him. Strong, good turn of pace over short distances, lethal finisher, would fit well into Martinez's system.

Depending on finances/ambition, Lacina Traore would be ace too.

But, you know, feck 'em all, sign Lukaku. :lol:

tim cahill · December 9, 2013

johnnydawg68 said:
http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/84701/vedad-ibisevic?cc=5901

Would be ideal.

Too old to be ideal.

toffeejack · December 9, 2013

Jimmy Flangemoth said:
I don't want anyone else. I want Lukaku.

But if he does end up going back to Chelsea, how about Demba Ba?

nah, just don't think he'd be good here

macdog · December 9, 2013

Bobby will have it sorted folks. Nothing to see here.

toffeeben15 · December 9, 2013

Think for a sustained go at the champions league we need to basically swap jelavic for another striker of that caliber Eg Finagabosen or someone around the 6m range . Add another centre mid and we should be good . Summer if we get the big one then we have to try and get lukaku, wouldn't mind Sydney Sam either if Gerard goes back

deipnosophist · December 10, 2013

There is no need to rush. January windows are fickle with valuations all skew-iffed.
Kones injury is a problem. I guess a lot depends on our roller skate man (Jela). I would sell him yesterday if I could but only at a price that reflects his value to us a back up striker in Kones absence. I am thin king this is 4 million. At the end of the season, I'd be happy to give him a free!

moosed · December 10, 2013

**** swapping barkley for him, i love lukaku but barkleys local lad with everton in his blood... and he's going to be the best midfielder in the country for years to come.