Ademola Lookman

[4737carlin]

I do wonder if his attitude is known in the business?

If this figure of €20m is being banded about, you would think there’d be plenty of interest for an English u20 WC winner.

I was thinking this as well, with English players going for good money right now I'm suprised a City or Chelsea wouldn't pay that and a bit more just for the quota

 

[EFCPaul]

Disagree mate - he's a serial sulker.

I've said for months on here he wants off.

Remember, he dug his heels in over Leipzig rather than Derby who the clubs management wanted him to go to, and he's digging his heels in again. He wants to leave, Leipzig knows it - hence the low bids and repeated public comments.

Hopefully a run of games and renewed atmosphere around the club will change his mind but currently, he wants off.

Silva recently talking up the importance of camaraderie and Lookman being "injured" - not hard to read between the lines.

To be fair who wouldn't dig their heels in to go play for a club that was chasing Champions League than go back to the Championship which he'd already outgrew? Lookman doesn't look the type who'd be arsed about not being able to get egg and chips in Germany.

Allardyce and his cronies handled this kid terribly and showed what dinosaurs they were. As if going to be kicked in a lesser league does more for a player's development than playing under an experienced European coach like Rangnick with good quality players around them. Koemen's lack of effort in helping him settle was poor man-management, if he didn't want to do it himself he could have at least ordered someone from the club to help the kid out but from all stories you hear he was completely left on his own with no help or contact outside of training.

Lookman I don't think is making a big stink about going, if he were he'd just hand in a transfer request. Leipzig are being mischievous trying to pressure us into selling with all these snidey comments and "updates" when in reality there shouldn't be a story. They bid for him, we said no he's not for sale and that's it. It's all desperation tactics from them.

Remember when we loaned Pienaar and then bought him back permanently? Before the permanent deal was done we weren't in the news every week claiming he was desperate to come back, which he was, we told him we'd try but to keep his head down all summer and just wait and see. It went through in the end but people were confused at one point because everything went silent for months.

Silva and Brands like him and say he's not going. That be all there is too it. The player himself will have to make peace with that and just get his head down ahead of the new season. I believe he will.

 

[ToffeeTim]

He's not done enough to dictate to us. He needs to pipe down and work on getting in our first 11.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

To be fair who wouldn't dig their heels in to go play for a club that was chasing Champions League than go back to the Championship which he'd already outgrew? Lookman doesn't look the type who'd be arsed about not being able to get egg and chips in Germany.

Not so sure he had outgrew it. The season before we signed him, he was in league one. It could have been a confidence booster for him, regular football and back ready to start this season.

I recall Macheda saying his biggest regret was;

Federico Macheda still regrets ignoring Sir Alex Ferguson's instruction to join another English club on loan rather than return to his native Italy to link up with Sampdoria. “Not taking his one piece of advice was the worst mistake of my life," the former Manchester United starlet freely admits.

I'm not saying he should have went to Derby.

I'm saying it suggests he's not the timid footballer the previous poster said he was.

He dug his heels in and demanded the move he got.

Allardyce and his cronies handled this kid terribly and showed what dinosaurs they were. As if going to be kicked in a lesser league does more for a player's development than playing under an experienced European coach like Rangnick with good quality players around them. Koemen's lack of effort in helping him settle was poor man-management, if he didn't want to do it himself he could have at least ordered someone from the club to help the kid out but from all stories you hear he was completely left on his own with no help or contact outside of training.

Allardyce was here 30th November, Lookman was out on loan in January.

At this point, perhaps Steve Walsh was wise pushing Derby - he'd be back an Everton player looking forward to the season ahead.

Rangnick wanted him permanently in the past and this was always going to happen.

Lookman I don't think is making a big stink about going, if he were he'd just hand in a transfer request. Leipzig are being mischievous trying to pressure us into selling with all these snidey comments and "updates" when in reality there shouldn't be a story. They bid for him, we said no he's not for sale and that's it. It's all desperation tactics from them.

Remember when we loaned Pienaar and then bought him back permanently? Before the permanent deal was done we weren't in the news every week claiming he was desperate to come back, which he was, we told him we'd try but to keep his head down all summer and just wait and see. It went through in the end but people were confused at one point because everything went silent for months.

Silva and Brands like him and say he's not going. That be all there is too it. The player himself will have to make peace with that and just get his head down ahead of the new season. I believe he will.

Hope you're right mate Every chance - a run of football and change of vibe around him could do the trick.

As is though, he's wanting to move.

 

[Lelouch]

Some of these modern youngsters do expect to be playing week in week out these days tbf.

 

[Boss_Blue]

Look at you all turning on Lookman when he's not even said a word yet.

Good luck in Germany, lad.


Snakes.

 

[mightymoyes]

He's not done enough to dictate to us. He needs to pipe down and work on getting in our first 11.

how can he pipe down?? hes said naff all!

 

[Baines' left foot]

Disgusting little Judas bag of rat piss.

 

[Boss_Blue]

Disgusting little Judas bag of rat piss.

Oh look, it's Corporal Capslock.

Get off the lad's back you disgusting Tory.

 

[Toffeeslam]

Disgusting little Judas bag of rat piss.

Why What’s he said ?

Silva pretty much said his staying

 

[mightymoyes]

Disgusting little Judas bag of rat piss.

this aint the barkley thread

 

[toffee-L]

If these reports are true then it would leave a very bitter taste. The club should have given him more minutes last season, unquestionably, but the club have also been very good to him since he was brought in.

He was brought out of league obscurity by us for a very big fee for someone in that league, he was immediately made a part of Everton's first team and although he did spend time with the U23s as well it was his form for both teams that allowed him to become a world Cup winner with England's U20's. The club also allowed him a loan to a club that they absolutely did not want him to join.

Yes, the majority of the blame if he goes would lie with Fat Head Allardyce and some with Koeman too, but he needs to realise that the club has been very good to him in other ways too.

 

[twoblue]

Why What’s he said ?

Silva pretty much said his staying

We need someone new to hate this season... back off

 

[evertonarntwe]

until he comes out and says he wants to go back to Germany, I'd put it down to the energy drink people just trying to unsettle him and playing games to get him at a lower fee

if silva/brands are serious about keeping him they should just come out and say he's not for sale jog on

when they come out and say " we want him to stay" you never know how to take that

 

[Goat]

Horrible snidey little judas rat.

Hope he falls down the stairs.