Everton put £75m price tag on Lukaku

I think we've got this round the wrong way - should be slap a fee of £100M and wages of £75 pw. .

Good job, if anyone is fool enough to pay that money for him then let him go. The club obviously want him to stay, the high transfer expectation is enough to deter the player and other clubs into breaking his contract. (Why offer him more money though??)

There we go, I'm liking Moshri more and more. Lets how super your "super agent" is.

I actually think I'm falling out of love with football.

The money. The mercenaries. The play acting. The outright cheating.

Compare it to the AFL. It's getting harder and harder to be passionate about such a vulgar business.

Phil, I agree. If you didn't have a sport and had to choose one, why on earth would you choose football?! And pay the prices we have to!

When a game flows, end to end, and you see some of the sublime skills, the game can get you out of your seat. But / and what gets us out of our seat most is our passion for our club (whichever club) when they score, when they win, when they beat rs (yes, ok) etc.

But after all that, all you say I agree with. If you weren't born into supporting a team, why would you start otherwise?

Phil @ 4. Know what you mean.
You may fall out of love with football.
You won't fall out of love with Everton :)

If someone is crazy enough to pay 75 million for the human pin ball machine I hope they contact me, I have a gorgeous bridge to sell them in San Francisco!

Boom, that's how clubs with big mentalities roll.....
If you want our best players, then we want compensating accordingly.

No longer are we a selling club (despite what the media say) so if any of these clubs want our players lets take them to the cleaners. If they're not willing to pay, then back off.

Kevin, if this is true, then I can't see that anybody is going to pay £75 million just to get Lukaku and a load of Nectar points (probably the Nectar points would be more attractive). So I see him staying. And not unhappy with that.

Colin, all clubs are "selling clubs" to some extent...United had to sell Ronaldo, the RS had to sell Suarez, Chelsea lost Luiz and others...if Lukaku or Stones go it'll not be the end of the world or the end of Everton. Just get as much as possible for them.

Phil (4) I fell out of love with football a long time ago,I can't break the drug of Everton.

I read a report this morning that Rom has agreed terms with Arsenal (came via an Italian journo).

I've said before, Rom behaves like a total knob, but he's not my mate to worry about, and I would love to see him flourish and keep setting records with us. It looks like Koeman thinks he can bring him on, and clearly wants him to stay so that's good enough for me.

Hopefully once the Euro-Disneys are out of the way he can receive a stern talking to and damn well step into line.

And I agree with contributors on other threads that SuperKev might blossom again under RK.

Ray#11, that's what Colin said.

Obviously if the player eventually engineers a move, then the buying club pays the asking price or there is no deal. You then end up with a moody mard arse (à la Stones) who doesn't perform, then the deal gets done anyway so the status quo returns.

But, at least we are now in that position, rather than the so-called bigger clubs just waving a wad of cash at us and us biting their hand off. We now hold all the aces.

Mr. Sammon, I agree. Rarely do I feel I have been entertained after a game. I've switched many a Euro game off lately. Ho hum.

In todays scarcity of regular goal scorers Lukaku is valuable.I want both of our Belgians to stay as they are our only 'real' goal threat up front.If Koeman can buy a really top drawer, proven midfield schemer, he may be able to realize Lukaku's potential and perhaps even Barkley's.Lukaku is a real asset as he scores plenty of goals and is still very young.Fans who cannot see it must get to spec savers as soon as possible.

I think he will score a minimum of 20 league goals next season.

As I've said before, I would like Lukaku to stay but the line has to be drawn somewhere and quite honestly, I don't think he's worth 100K a week (half a mill a month?). Let him try to get it elsewhere first. I hope they don't think the money will come from raising ticket prices.

Well the rugby is on now with England going for the whitewash – fans standing together, a few beers shared, stirring national anthems respected by both sets of fans and a real chance of winning. Have a footy break and come back refreshed for a blue storm in August!

I don't want him or his ego anywhere near our team.

By the way Phil, I saw Essendon play Geelong years ago in Melbourne, great game and great atmosphere.. Loved it.

Too much money in the game now, silly figures being bandied about. Who else remembers remembers thinking "fuckin ell" when Trevor Francis broke the £1M barrier? Makes you wonder what the likes of George Best, Bobby Moore and our own Alan Ball would fetch in today's market

I believe Moshiri is trying to sell snow to Eskimos. £75 mil price tag. We'd be lucky to get half that. And anyone advocating they want him to stay is madness. Why keep an unhappy player? And let's face it, he's unhappy here. Did I ever mention he cost us a place in the Cup Final?

James (#23);

Yes but did you understand it? Were you up there shouting "In the Back!' or "Baaallll"? And do you know why a behind is one point?

Never mind, let's not go there. I've been here too long.

"Yoho heave ho..."

Ray, of course everyone will sell for the right price but it has to be OUR price. If clubs want to pay us £75 and £55m for Lukaku and Stones, respectively then I'm sure we will sell. I don't have a problem selling for exorbitant prices.

Alan 19, I think you're being unfair on the lad. It's only 𧹈k in February.

Can you imagine his first touch and seeing how many neat Arsenal passing moves break down at the edge of the box?

Will he score many more goals than Olivier Giraffe?

Do you want to go back to the days when the clubs took all the money? Like all entertainment the players, movie stars and musicians get paid loads of money so long as it is they that draw the fans.

In the early days players were gagged and could not speak to the press.... the club boardroom held all the Aces and the players were kept or sold like live stock.

I cannot understand why youngsters no longer play the game as it can make them very rich. In my day, we were paid pretty poorly but everyone played whether it be schoolboy, amateur or professional. We have become a nation of watchers rather than doers.

I honestly preferred the days of standing up to watch as the atmosphere was much better. Gates of 70,000 plus at Goodison without crowd trouble. Sitting down quietens the crowd and reduces atmosphere. Not everything changes for the better IMO !!!!

Phil Sammon (#4),

I couldn't agree more. I never watch other games any more unless they happen to be on when I am in the same room. Everything you say I completely agree with. It even got to the point last season when even watching Everton I really couldn't get passionate.

I have lived abroad a lot and in recent years have found myself felling less and less compelled when I come home to go to the game and spend either near on £50 for a half decent spec or nearly £40 to look at posts and the underside of the Upper Gwladys trying to guess where the ball will land!

All this coming from a guy who went to his first game in 1980 and saw Latchford score a hat-trick. But I still feel compelled to watch Everton.

I am a massive boxing fan (no, not massively big or fat) and will watch any fight, especially as I did it myself along with kickboxing and know what these guys put into a bout. Then I watch football players diving, simulating injuries, players trying to get each other sent off, myopic managers, etc etc.

The fan is always the last to be considered in football, especially now they are less and less of a financial necessity! Rant over! Oooh, but I will still be following Everton, championing their cause whilst abroad, what a sucker!

I stand corrected, Guy (#31) and I shall be speaking to my Bank Manager on Monday. Don't know why, but he always wants a word with me.

Cech rolls it out to Cazorla, passes it on to Wilshere, to Sanchez, on to Giroud, back to Wilshere, Cazorla, back to Sanchez, now Oxlade Chamberlain, to Wilsheire, Giroud again and back to Sanchez. On to Walcott and now it's with Giroud. Looks wide to Wilshere who taps it back to Ramsey. Inside for Sanchez, lovely through-ball to Giroud, clever play there and now Walcott has it. Inside to Giroud and forward to Walcott. Sanchez has it now, puts it wide to Oxlade-Chamberlain, inside to Ramsey and now Sanchez again, pulls it back to Lukaku..... and Burnley have the ball back.

Good news in my eyes this.

I am in a minority I think who actually want to keep Lukaku.

Putting his value so high might just ensure this, but if he does go at least we will have lots of cash to replace him with.
I know he has a poor touch and his mouth is forever spouting tripe but the guy slots 20+ goals a season and that is something I haven't been able to say about an Everton striker in over 30 years!

I want our striker(s) to score. I don't care how much they get paid (it's not our money after all) and I don't care really what they say. As long as they score enough goals to win us matches I'm happy.

It was the same with Lineker all those years ago and it's the same with Lukaku now.

Micky -

Did Roberto land the managerial job at Arsenal?

Paul @ 37

"I am in a minority I think who actually want to keep Lukaku."

Not according to this poll in the Echo, Paul. Far more decisive than the Brexit result!

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Micky #36, absolute classic but sadly sums him up with his 2nd. touch usually resulting in a tackle.

Two to one wanting Rom to stay. I wouldn't have guessed it was quite as high as that. But it's the Echo so it must be true.

Spot on Paul E, we shouldn't go down the Southampton road, we should be building around our better players. Sadly, silly offers will be accepted ie Bale, Carroll, Luiz etc....if the money is right.

By the way, according to some Gooner bloggers, Lukaku has accepted terms with them. Who did he agree terms with? Wenger? Gazidis? Kroenke? Giroud?

Nothing to argue about here. Top class players especially young goalscorers come at a premium. When Man.City can pay £49 million for Sterling who hardly scores, then what price Lukaku?

Yes, Rom has his faults but, at the end of the day, if he scores consistently and is in the top five in the country, then he is a hot commodity... so hopefully, if he doesn't stay, Everton will cash in big time.

Looks like he is staying at that price tag. I firmly believe he can flourish under Koemann. Moshiri knows what he wants and so far gets what he wants. I like that mentality in our new owner. COYB

I was under the impression that both clubs had to agree a fee before terms could be agreed. Then again, they seem to do what they fuckin like nowadays!

Many of his suitors will be European clubs so with the fall of the pound v the euro their had to be a revaluation. Inflation in action as a consequence of a collapsing pound.

It's now going to cost all EPL clubs more money to buy European players. UK based players on the other hand will become cheaper for European clubs, unless the EPL clubs increase the ticket price, like we just have.

Is this the classic luck of Everton, just as we think we are able to compete with the biggest and best clubs around Europe Brexit rewrites the rules?

Not sure how long his contract is for but I would say play your way to move, and keep the wages as it is. It might be in 12 months time we would be happy to get most of our money for him. This kid needs tuff love and surely when no longer in the EU we can do it.

Not slagging players for trying to get as much as they can (I would be doing the same for me or my son) but while we hold the upper hand let them know they should be privileged to play for us and unless they buck up they will be shipped out.

Alan Thompson - ha! I must confess that some of the finer nuances of the madness may have passed me by, but it was a pleasurable experience, unlike a recent Yankees game I went to v the Royals, yaaaawwwnn ... Cricket is positivey crazy compared to some baseball games. Three and a half hours of my life I will never get back.

Simple and good summary Andy, Sod's law and Everton's typical luck. However, it may be a cloud with a silver lining?

What if it keeps Lukaku, and we focus on our existing squad with a 1 - 2 key additions. It has already been highlighted that Roberto, either by accident or design, had under his charge a seriously talented squad who were grossly mismanaged. Improve the management . . . . . Bingo!

Also Southampton's experience of build from within and well scouted additions and immediate recovery onward and upwards is a business model RK is familiar with. He is no duck egg and he will appreciate the Brexit ramifications may have on the Club, including the impact on his base salary!

Where ever the 1- 2 key players, GK and play maker are sourced (think of the role of Cambiasso at Leicester for example) they should not break the 100m kitty even in these difficult new times.

I think the next big issue is to keep John Stones above all else as we need the spine in place. Also if RK has and is chasing the Polish winger we have been hearing about, or Nani, then we have to follow his lead. That is why RK's appointment was the most important building block in the overall process.

Simple and good summary Andy, Sod's law and Everton's typical luck. However, it may be a cloud with a silver lining?

What if it keeps Lukaku, and we focus on our existing squad with a 1 - 2 key additions. It has already been highlighted that Roberto, either by accident or design, had under his charge a seriously talented squad who were grossly mismanaged. Improve the management . . . . . Bingo!

Also Southampton's experience of build from within and well scouted additions and immediate recovery onward and upwards is a business model RK is familiar with. He is no duck egg and he will appreciate the Brexit ramifications may have on the Club, including the impact on his base salary!

Where ever the 1- 2 key players, GK and play maker are sourced (think of the role of Cambiasso at Leicester for example) they should not break the 100m kitty even in these difficult new times.

I think the next big issue is to keep John Stones above all else as we need the spine in place. Also if RK has and is chasing the Polish winger we have been hearing about, or Nani, then we have to follow his lead. That is why RK's appointment was the most important building block in the overall process.

Agree William about RK, he's even more important now in terms of his particular ability to hopefully spot cheaper talent and bring in the existing young talent.

Moshiri may even have hedged against Brexit at least to some extent, who knows.

James Power(#49); No, that's the beauty of it, nobody really knows the rules. It is said that is why it was renamed from Aussie Rules to Australian Football.

Great news, too many times in the past we have sold players for under their true value, so now we Mr Moshiri's money and do not need to sell.

If someone wants him let them pay through the nose for him

My brother calls it Aussie no rules football

Just finished watching the Wales N. Ireland match. Quite impressed with the Irish. Where do the majority of their players ply their trade? So many unrecognizable names and faces. The big centre forward Kyle Laffferty looked good in the first half and Wayne Hennessey in the Welsh goal is a big chap. He looked very solid and has been highly recommended by Big Nev. Could be an option between the sticks . . . . . . .

WC -' Just finished watching the Wales N. Ireland match. Quite impressed with the Irish'
Yea, I was very impressed with their centre-back McAuley - the way he put that ball in the net was brilliant - pretty sure he'd get into a WC team.
Then we had the Welsh (hogia ni) who were absolute shite and yet......

Bale and Ramsey stand head and shoulders above the rest. Hennessy has been linked to us but I don't know him that well. As for the rest, good pros but none that would interest me as an Everton player.

Ramsey is crap. Bale a diver. I dislike the Welsh especially as that utter cretin Savage was commentating.

Cretin is a person who is physically deformed and has learning difficulties because of congenital thyroid deficiency.

You are ignorant.

Ramsey is class, another talented lad that slipped away from the Goodison grasp. Bale world class, would light up any team.

Ashley Williams should have gone to a top 4 side, and I like Davies as well. Joe Allen is decent enough, but lacks belief.

Cmon Wales!

You've just insulted thousands of Welsh toffees Damian.

Why would Moshiri offer Lukaku a new improved contract without the evaluation of Koeman? This must be made up.

Damian-I didn't think you had the brains to apologise and you haven't disappointed. Your ill thought out comments have offended me for a couple of reasons but then I am amazed you are able to move your knuckles from the floor to a keyboard.

I have read some ignorant opinions on here and usually just let them pass and I'm going to do so again to avoid having to even write a particular poster's name. I just know to skip past any comment from that person from now on.

Chester, the Wales right back not the place, has looked good in this tournament.

By the way, if the pound does plummet, Lukaku's asking price has just become that bit more affordable to European clubs.

Damian Wilde
25/06/2016 at 21:42:42

Once a dickhead, always an utter cock. We Welsh are through, poor game maybe, but a win is a win. You are a worthless waste of words and space, if I get banned, who gives a shit, at least others can enjoy for a short time.

For whatever reason Dr. Damian has been across various threads tonight trying to attract attention to himself. Blank him.

A self confessed Clinical Psychologist who is an attention seeking narcissist with social problems. Well done Damian you are a credit to your profession.

Please do not take this idiot seriously. Don't give him the attention he craves. He has the mental agility of a blade of grass.

Danny 61, hence you need to raise the price to keep with the previous valuation LOL

James (55):

It has more than one meaning. Here's the other dictionary definition:

"informal, offensive; a stupid person (used as a general term of abuse)."

I would say Robbie Savage comes under this (only my opinion). If the use of the word offended you and upset you, I apologise, this was clearly not my intention.

Colin (57):

It was not meant to insult people (though unfortunately it did), it was a fired-off comment due to my dislike of Robbie Savage, surely even some Welsh people don't like him?

James (59):

"Damian-I didn't think you had the brains to apologise and you haven't disappointed. Your ill thought out comments have offended me for a couple of reasons but then I am amazed you are able to move your knuckles from the floor to a keyboard."

I don't spend every moment on TW. This morning is the first time I have checked this particular thread again (there are a lot of threads on here).

I have apoligised, though I don't think I deserved personal abuse.

Dave (60)

"I have read some ignorant opinions on here and usually just let them pass and I'm going to do so again to avoid having to even write a particular poster's name. I just know to skip past any comment from that person from now on."

Always puzzles me when people communicate how they're going to ignore, but don't and make a song & dance about it. You didn't let it pass, but pretended to to try to be smart. If you have something to say, say it, and I'm happy to discuss it with you.

Dean (63):

"Once a dickhead, always an utter cock. We Welsh are through, poor game maybe, but a win is a win. You are a worthless waste of words and space, if I get banned, who gives a shit, at least others can enjoy for a short time."

Vacuity at it's best.

Dan D:

"For whatever reason, Dr Damian has been across various threads tonight trying to attract attention to himself. Blank him.

A self confessed Clinical Psychologist who is an attention-seeking narcissist with social problems. Well done, Damian, you are a credit to your profession.

Please do not take this idiot seriously. Don't give him the attention he craves. He has the mental agility of a blade of grass."

Dan, you're clearly upset as you acted like a fool on a previous thread and I and others pulled you up on a few bits and you got antsy and all upset. A pathetic post from a strange fella, discussing things you have no understanding of. I suspect you're a sad and lonely man.

Apologies to Welsh people – not a well-worded post from me and understandable you were angry. My beef was with Savage and I stupidly generalised. Please do feel free to pull me up about inappropriate posts but don't be abusive.

Brin #52 a bit of unfortunate gloating there. Anyway, good luck to Wales, they seem a good bunch of lads. Now, how about something special from Ireland later.

The British teams have done well and Wales in particular have been a revelation. Unlucky to lose to England. Knocking teams because they are not English is inane and childish. There have been many exciting clashes so far in this tournament and most teams have been involved.

Kudos to Wales, Northern Ireland, Albania and Iceland for showing how they have stepped up to the next level and not being anyone's patsies. Bale and Ramsey are obviously the big players in the Welsh squad but needless to say have been well watched but others have compensated well. I am sure Eire can give France a few scares today.

Damian. I as a Welsh man will accept your apology. Savage can be obnoxious, but it is part of his "act" to gain media attention.

As for your comment of "Vacuity at it's best.", well this is ToffeeWeb and as such I have never tolerated racist comments. Your dislike for the Welsh victory was in my opinion, racist. Don't care what you think as long as you don't post it, as it is clearly you who is abundantly vacuous.

Well done to Wales. Having lived there once, for quite a few years, I can see why there's so much upset at that crass comment from Damien (rapidly gaining lots of "friends" and taking them all on!). Anyway, let's keep Rom.

Damian you did go a bit over the top post (54) , so you disliked Messrs Southall, Ratcliffe. Vernon, TG Jones – all Welshman who wore the blue of EFC. I am English, but agree Savage is a dickhead (my words, not yours, Damian).

Damian Wilde – 54 'I dislike the Welsh especially.'
Do you? – so just be yourself Wilde and Damned!!

Once again, to the Welsh people (and others), apologies for my silly comment; it was not meant as intended and I don't dislike the Welsh. A stupid post from myself and people understandably hacked off/annoyed.

Watching the British teams and the Republic makes me sad that the Home Internationals were dropped. Some of them, particularly the earlier games, started losing a bit of passion but I still remember a comment by one of the other England players that when he suggested they ease up after going 4-0 up against Scotland, Bally said, stuff that give them a thrashing they won't forget. I think it ended up 6-0. Not the nationalism, but where has that spirit gone? He really was a bad loser.

Lukaku gets replaced 15 mins from time and Belgium slip into 6th gear! did they miss him no! will we miss him no!

On tonight's performance for Belgium, if we get anything in excess of £60m get rid.
He was lazy, made awful runs, kept losing the ball in good positions, Waa dispossessed easily, played awful passes and looked disinterested.

Damian, I share your dislike of Robbie Savage but I quite like the Welsh.

Just to put the "Rom has agreed terms with Arsenal" article to bed.

It was apparently written by some Italian who would get the job of chief editor of the Sun he is such a liar.

Rom's agent is no doubt prostituting himself around trying to garner interest so he can negotiate with us but I reckon he has already been told Everton will be major players in the market so if he wants a share of the cake he better fall in line.

So exactly which game were you watching Anish ?

"He was lazy, made awful runs, kept losing the ball in good positions, Waa dispossessed easily, played awful passes and looked disinterested." And somebody would pay £60 million for that?! Bizarre.

Alan J, I think it's gone from the game for good mate.

Think most players start thinking about the next game, once they get a decent lead now, which was possibly the most infuriating thing about watching Everton under Martinez. That said we got lucky at Anfield not so long ago, because they would have scored a lot more goals themselves that night, if they still had a scouse heartbeat in their team.

Colin (77) I bet even his mother doesn't like Robbie Savage.