It is now time to switch to a new Money AM football blog as the world cup is now over and we all look to the future.....World cup 2010 is over, Bravo Espana, and Forlan, once again and bring on the new season !.....I never expected the last thread to be such a success...thanks all.... so this new one might go on for years without the need to edit the title...we shall see...

Wrong as usual, going for mid table safety for a couple of seasons to build up that supply of dry powder.

What about your lot then George?

What lot is that Stan?

Your losers who else.

Ha! Ha! can't think who that would be, we were very successful last season.

Call that successful 😂 That's a laugh.

Promotion nothing to be sneezed at

Promotion? expect your planning for Relegation now.

A bit of accurate passing and skilfull receiving never went amiss.

I frequently despair when watching England (and lots of Premier League teams too) with regards to this aspect of soccer.

Not at all Stan our manager has been very active in the transfer market and we have a side capable of pushing on.

Exec---I prefer to see the majority of passes going forward as opposed to sideways and backwards, which is what we see nowadays from many teams.

Pushing on? So what's your target for next season George?

Happy to consolidate this coming season Stan, then top 4 the following season.

Reports: Everton accept £75m Man United offer for Lukaku
Thursday 6 July 2017 36 Comments [Jump to last]
Manchester United have stepped in front of Chelsea in the quest to sign Romelu Lukaku, amid reports they have had a bid accepted for the Belgian.
The BBC have led with claims this afternoon that the Red Devils' have agreed a fee of £75m for Lukaku who has made no secret of his desire for Champions League football which United can now deliver despite the fact they only finished one place above the Blues last season.

Triumph in the Europa League in May handed Jose Mourinho's side a route into the Continent's elite competition and it could be enough to give Lukaku what he wants provided the striker is agreeable and Chelsea do not step in with a higher offer.

talkSPORT presenter Jim White has claimed on his radio show, however, that while talks are being had, according to the Everton hierarchy no deal has been struck.

The £75m fee would be significantly lower than the £100m that Everton were reportedly holding out for for Lukaku but the deal could involve appearance-related add-ons and a sell-on fee for a player they bought three years ago for £28m.

That is the contention of Paul Joyce of The Times who reports that the final price could reach £90m for the 24-year-old.

Further reports suggests that any agreed transfer that takes Lukaku to Old Trafford would not be linked to Wayne Rooney's proposed return to Goodison Park which remains a strong possibility.

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Dennis Ng
1 Posted 06/07/2017 at 14:11:44 Only $75m? Surely they can pay more for him.
Mark Andersson
2 Posted 06/07/2017 at 14:11:58 I hope this is true.
Dog O'War
3 Posted 06/07/2017 at 14:13:07 Can't imagine if Rooney's coming that these deals have been done in isolation. Given the amount they paid for Pogba, there has to be more than that forthcoming.
David Harrison
4 Posted 06/07/2017 at 14:13:40 Everton now denying that a bid has been accepted
Tom Dodds
5 Posted 06/07/2017 at 14:14:48 History repeats itself:
Best striker to United 2004
Best striker to United 2017
(Old striker back.)
We may as fuckin well support them!.


John G Davies
6 Posted 06/07/2017 at 14:17:32 Thank fuck for that.
Cheerio, Rom.

Rahul Sreekumar
7 Posted 06/07/2017 at 14:17:53 Good!
I was almost scared that he wouldn't be going...
£75 mil seems about fair in today's market..

Dean Johnson
8 Posted 06/07/2017 at 14:23:54 Hurray
Wonder how long it is before he starts mouthing off about wanting to join Madrid?

Good riddance for me, but that's me. Maybe the odd game where he looked unbeatable was down to his lack of motivation of playing for "lil ol' Everton". Perhaps he will now perform every week for Man U, but I doubt it.

Erik Dols
9 Posted 06/07/2017 at 14:24:57 I would like Lukaku to stay as he is a great player and it would be a great signal. I also think a lot of ToffeeWebbers underestimate his ability. But at the same time like most others I am fed up with the continuing saga around him. £75 mil in todays market seems ok, although I hoped for a little more to be honest.
Daniel Lim
10 Posted 06/07/2017 at 14:26:53 Tom, that's 13 years apart. It's not like it's happened every other year.
Mike Berry
11 Posted 06/07/2017 at 14:27:17 A strange one this as many thought that he would be going to Chelsea. Also cant see them retaining the title without a top goalscorer and Costa unsettled and wanting out.
I feel this has the legs to run a bit more yet, a bidding war would not harm us.
Also I expect two more strikers to Everton, so its going to get very interesting
James Morgan
12 Posted 06/07/2017 at 14:28:03 Question for my fellow blues, if Lukaku goes for £75m or more, and we then bring in Rooney, Sigurdsson and Giroud and that concludes our business, would you be happy?
I'll get the ball rolling. I would be happy because we will have massively strengthened our squad, however I would like to see us bring in an understudy to Baines and a top drawer winger.
Two or more in every position is needed with league and cup games combined. We don't have real competition for Baines, and with Bolasie still injured and Deulofeu gone, we only really have Mirallas and Lookman for the wide positions.
Mike Green
13 Posted 06/07/2017 at 14:28:32 Assuming a bid of £75m has been put in it's good news for two reasons:
1) It looks like we have a serious bidder and he's going.

2) It'll be a minimum of £75m.

Great.

A bullet dodged

Yours

A very grateful Chelsea fan

Fee not agreed yet Joe. Conte not happy could yet step in :0) but I agree with you if he doesn't.

Manchester United to land Romelu Lukaku who will undergo medical in Los Angeles as £75m star angers Ronald Koeman by going AWOL from Everton training
Manchester United believe they have agreed £75million deal for Romelu Lukaku
However, the striker has angered current club Everton after failing to report for training as scheduled
Toffees manager Ronald Koeman is said to be fuming after Lukaku failed to return repeated calls
Lukaku is instead still in LA with Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba
The duo intend to link up with Jose Mourinho and his United squad when they fly to LA on Sunday for a pre-season tour of the United States
By Matt Lawton for the Daily Mail and Chris Wheeler for the Daily Mail
PUBLISHED: 22:30, 6 July 2017 | UPDATED: 09:08, 7 July 2017


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Does he need to train if he is a replacement for Ibrahimovic? I imagine he will just take over Zlatan's parking space at the edge of the penalty area.

What a waste of money. Seen statues more mobile than him.

He was bloody awful when I saw him for Belgium against Wales.

His disrespect for his employers EFC knows no bounds. Him and Maureen deserve each other.

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Chelsea match £75million bid for Everton striker Romelu Lukaku - report
Claims that Premier League champions have entered the race to take Blues marksman back to Stamford Bridge.

Why? :0)

Loving this, cracks me up, got United and Chelsea fans praying their club don't buy him now! LOL!!