Lukakus successor

[chrismpw]

Look. When we flogged Lineker, we worried where the goals would come from. Truth us, before, and after Lineker, we won titles by spreading the goals around the team. Nobody is in irreplaceable, and if we make a bunch of money, we've used the Lukaku mercenary well.
If he doesn't want to be remembered as our (proper) top scorer, and fears Dixie's shadow, it's up to him.

 

[ExpatinBangkok]

Look. When we flogged Lineker, we worried where the goals would come from. Truth us, before, and after Lineker, we won titles by spreading the goals around the team. Nobody is in irreplaceable, and if we make a bunch of money, we've used the Lukaku mercenary well.
If he doesn't want to be remembered as our (proper) top scorer, and fears Dixie's shadow, it's up to him.

The problem is we have no other good goal scorers in the rest of the team. If we want a new striker who holds up play and passes the ball around for others to score then we also need a new set of attacking mid fielders and wingers who can score goals regularly.

 

[mawders]

Anthony martial

 

[Toffee-nerd]

Anthony martial

Yes please.

 

[Fansince1988]

Anthony martial

To be honest Martial would be a good shout, I like that type of player quick and direct. As good as Rom is when we play the big team we struggle with the way we set up to accommodate him, we need to be quick and direct in them games and Lukaku style doesn't really allow that. So regardless whether he stays or goes we do need someone like Marcial.

 

[Jeff Jones]

I don't think MU would sell Martial or Rashford. Maybe as part of a deal for Lukaku, but I be surprised even then.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Tavares?

Think I might be missing something there. Wonder what it could be?

 

[Barnfred 55]

Closer to 120 I reckon sadly[/QUOT]
We wouldn't go for Belotti as a back up though, only as a replacement for Rom and we'd have another 70m or so in the locker then.

 

[Barnfred 55]

I would take Carroll, nothing to do with footy, just for pure entertainment reasons. He is like a drunk English pirate, totally born in wrong era.

Entertainment value for who. The physios?

 

[Barnfred 55]

I don't think MU would sell Martial or Rashford. Maybe as part of a deal for Lukaku, but I be surprised even then.

Depends how much they want Lukaku. Same with Chelsea for some of their young stars like Abraham and Baker

 

[macdog]

...we couldn't even get Mousse fn Sissoko to join..

All hail the mighty football gods for looking after Everton for once.

 

[Groucho]

I'd weep for weeks if it's a Austin, Carroll, Deeney type.

I'd make a protest camp in the centre circle.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Going to be tough to replace him obviously. If there is no obvious signing we need to just strengthen other positions until we find a suitable replacement. Looking for a future top striker is more realistic as we aren't going to attract an established quality striker, a roll of the dice at a Dutch based player or something.

Agree. Do what we did with Rom. Doubt if we're yet in a position to attract top striker on a similar level to Rom. Rather than replace him with a Deeney or that ilk, I'd go after the next Rom. Dembele, Abraham or the Ajax lad. If they have any sense and a good agent they would jump at the chance as they need plaging time at this stage in their career. Plus hopefully we, as a club, will develop quickly enough to retain their services in the long term unlike Lukaku.

 

[Raino85]

Depends how much they want Lukaku. Same with Chelsea for some of their young stars like Abraham and Baker

Solonke looks to want to leave on a free this summer. Would he accept coming to us as back up to who ever the first choice striker will be?

 

[evertony]

Tavares?

Heaven must be missing an Angel....