Eventually yes, but why this summer?
Genuine question, which team would a) pay the money we would want b) have him as their first choice striker that he needs for his development and to be Belgiums #1 for the Euros?
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Genuine question, which team would a) pay the money we would want b) have him as their first choice striker that he needs for his development and to be Belgiums #1 for the Euros?
Kev The Rat
Player Valuation: £70m
Wolfsburg, apparently.
See above post, chairman rubbished mirror story.
he is trying to break the red record
USABlue
Player Valuation: £70m
But the mirror and the daily mail wouldn't dare publish unsubstantiated rumors...it was on the Internet so it must be true right?! Haha
Im not one for patting myself on the back but i called the lukaku situation spot on and deserve a tremendous amount of credit
Can you remind us what that was please Friend?
im far too modest to quote myself mate, lets just say i completely nailed it
Oh right, good call then Friend.
Big_nev
Player Valuation: £25m
Hes a poor mans borucTell you what you never nailed!
Big_nev
Player Valuation: £25m
He's 6ft 7 of Geordie beef, He'd have you and Tim Howard over a knee each giving you the full smacked ring treatment.
I wouldn't necessarily count on his words. Wolfsburg are the official cheaters of the Bundesliga because they're not owned by an oligarch, but they are massively subsidized by Volkswagen. All of their expensive signings are funded by VW (De Bruyne, Schürrle, Luiz Gustavo etc.). They don't have the international recognition, because they are a rootless club with little history, a small stadium and dull fans (all German football fans dislike them), but all they really require to become a strong force is a striker. Rom could easily slot in as their primary striker, because all they have is Bas Dost, a technically limited poacher who doesn't add anything to the team apart from scoring goals inside the penalty box and Lord Bendtner. And they will be able to offer him Champions League football. And believe me, when they get down to serious business Volkswagen opens the money tap again and they can purchase lots of great players if they continue their development.
I was very nervous of them over the summer, thought they would outbid us tbh.
But given Rom's still got 4 years left on his contract guess our asking price will be uneconomical for them - not out of their price range as such, just very poor value for money. Not sure they are that confident on Rom that they would be willing to gamble the money required to get him.
Who would have thought that the one player we actually spent decent money on would turn out to be the lone bright spot of the season?
This is how football works Bill.
This is how football works Bill.
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