Will Lukaku be available next summer?

[LeTallecWiz]

[article]It is understood the 20-year-old Belgium striker asked to move following the August 30 European Super Cup defeat to Bayern Munich in Prague, when he missed the decisive penalty in a shootout defeat for Jose Mourinho's men.

Lukaku did not believe he could compete for a regular starting place for the lone striker's role after the arrival of Samuel Eto'o to join Fernando Torres and Demba Ba.

His request was immediately rejected and a loan with Everton negotiated on September 2, transfer deadline day, with his season-long switch ending the prospect of Ba leaving Stamford Bridge on loan.

Lukaku joined Chelsea from Anderlecht in August 2011 for a reported fee of £20million and spent last season on loan at West Brom, scoring 17 goals.

At Everton, he has scored seven goals in seven Premier League starts.

Mourinho has repeatedly been asked about Lukaku's situation since allowing the Belgian to move and was again ahead of Sunday's match with Southampton.

Mourinho said: "Romelu likes to speak. The only thing that he didn't say is why he went to Everton on loan.

"When some day he scored and he was saying 'I hope Jose is watching this'. It was like saying 'why did he let me go?' and that's what I'm telling you now. Tell the country why you left. Ask him.

"When you keep quiet all the time, you keep quiet all the time. When you like to speak, when you enjoy to speak, speak everything. Don't speak only half of it. Speak everything.

"And it's a simple question: why did you leave Chelsea? Ask him."

Mourinho believes there are a number of positives to Lukaku playing at Everton.

Mourinho added: "It's good for his evolution. It's good for Chelsea, because he belongs to us for a long time and I'm happy with that.

"I'm happy that he's scoring goals against our direct rivals and he doesn't score against us because he can't.

"It's phenomenal when you have a player even when he's not playing for you he's scoring against your opponent. That's very, very good."[/article]

 

[Modo]

"I'm happy that he's scoring goals against our direct rivals and he doesn't score against us because he can't.

"It's phenomenal when you have a player even when he's not playing for you he's scoring against your opponent. That's very, very good."

This shouldnt be possible

 

[keniget]

It's a very shitty snide comment but then I guess it's Mourinho. Hope he fails badly at Chelsea and his English love affair dies a death.

 

[Frogfish]

This shouldnt be possible

No. It is and it should. Just think of the possible ramifications if he 'played' for his official club not for his loan club when they met (missed penalty, fluffed chances and so on). There is a reason this ruling was changed - and it is the right ruling.

 

[RedStar]

What an arse Mourinho is, as if it was all part of some masterplan to send him out on loan so he could take points off all of Chelseas rivals. You know somebody is a tosser when they want credit for getting things wrong

 

[Hansern]

If he's available he'll cost 30-40 mill.

 

[Red Bird]

From the public rumblings in the press, I don't think Lukaku will play for Chelsea under Mourinho.

 

[Fabio]

If he's available he'll cost 30-40 mill.

Worth it

 

[doctor_mac]

Yeah, he is. If we *have* to sell Suarez in the Summer I'd go all out for Lukaku. He is only going to get better, and right now he's scarily good.

 

[FoxForceFive]

Plus it'd really, really, REALLY, piss the blueshite off.

 

[Hansern]

Yeah, if Suarez leaves then sure. Very different type of player mind.

 

[doctor_mac]

Yeah, if Suarez leaves then sure. Very different type of player mind.

I'm afraid Suarez is a one-off. But then again, so is Lukaku.

 

[Judge Jules]

The fact that Lukaku's currently with the blueslime will itself bump the price up further. He won't want to cross Stanley Park unless his wages are off the scale.

Incidentally there are reports in some of the papers that Real's big summer target will be Aguero, in which case Suarez may well not leave if we get Champs League.

 

[Hansern]

If we get CL footy I think Suarez will stay regardless

 

[juniormember]

The fact that Lukaku's currently with the blueslime will itself bump the price up further. He won't want to cross Stanley Park unless his wages are off the scale.

Incidentally there are reports in some of the papers that Real's big summer target will be Aguero, in which case Suarez may well not leave if we get Champs League.

If Suarez keeps up his scoring form, every top team in Europe will be after him.

 

[Skullflower]

If we get CL footy I think Suarez will stay regardless

he wont

 

[Modo]

No. It is and it should. Just think of the possible ramifications if he 'played' for his official club not for his loan club when they met (missed penalty, fluffed chances and so on). There is a reason this ruling was changed - and it is the right ruling.

I should have been more clear. What I meant is it shouldn't be possible to loan players to teams in the same division.

 

[doctor_mac]

The fact that Lukaku's currently with the blueslime will itself bump the price up further. He won't want to cross Stanley Park unless his wages are off the scale.

Incidentally there are reports in some of the papers that Real's big summer target will be Aguero, in which case Suarez may well not leave if we get Champs League.

Perhaps, but at the end of the day, we'll be negotiating with Chelsea in the first instance. If they give us permission to speak with the player, the fact that he'll have settled locally might actually do us a favour. He might not be infected too badly in a year of play, and I think we've seen from most players that they couldn't care less about 'betraying' fans' loyalty these days.

 

[Judge Jules]

If Suarez keeps up his scoring form, every top team in Europe will be after him.

They haven't been up till now, though that might have been due to his disciplinary problems.

 

[Judge Jules]

Perhaps, but at the end of the day, we'll be negotiating with Chelsea in the first instance. If they give us permission to speak with the player, the fact that he'll have settled locally might actually do us a favour. He might not be infected too badly in a year of play, and I think we've seen from most players that they couldn't care less about 'betraying' fans' loyalty these days.

Some fair points there but I've also seen reports that Lukaku loves it at Goodison and would like to stay if Chelsea don't hang on to him. I seriously doubt the blueslime could come up with the necessary cash, but it might tend to suggest that the infection has already taken hold.

 

[Fabio]

Some fair points there but I've also seen reports that Lukaku loves it at Goodison and would like to stay if Chelsea don't hang on to him. I seriously doubt the blueslime could come up with the necessary cash, but it might tend to suggest that the infection has already taken hold.

Ideally it's the city he loves.

 

[Judge Jules]

Well, I hope so, Fabs, because I rate the lad and, if we need a big striker signing (and Rodgers has a plan for fitting him into the system), would be more than happy to sign him.