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Swap Willian for Martial and play him as striker.

He was an essential player of both PL and a La Liga titles, i don't need to remember the specific games he was outstanding to realize this, just like i didn't for Cech too. He was also amazing against us in that Atletico tie.

Courtois is 26 and won the PL twice, just like Cech at the same age, don't be silly. He also won La Liga with Atletico.

You're entitled to your opinion, but watching them both since the beginning of their careers, Neymar is confortably the superior player. Hazard is still world class and our best player by far.

Big fan of Eden, but Neymar wasn't really fit this WC, you can't compare them based on this tournament.

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Christensen - Free Mendy - 30m Bakayoko - 40m Sanchez - 50m Llorente - 5m Not a dream summer, but realistic and good enough.

No. but that's not like it is a minor factor in this situation.

Costa was the main scorer of a top team that was CL finalist and won La Liga. He was scoring against the likes of Real Madrid at Bernabeu, he was already at the highest level and he costed 32m. Lukaku didn't prove anything yet and Everton expects us to pay 70m+?

Nah mate, Higuain was not your regular negotiation, there are some many factors that i will not even bother. What i mean is, he can't be used as a reference, nor any Juventus transfer, they are a special case, like Bayern in Germany.

That's bullsh*t, 40M and he is gone, this is Serie A.

Did you watch United x Everton?

Thought i was at Blue Moon while reading this post.

Diego will shine and shut the mouth of the haters.

Don't like the defence change but in Conte i trust

Hope Chelsea forget about Lukaku, there are much better options with Costa leaving or not.

You're crazy. Lukaku can feck off, hope Costa stays and signs a new deal.

Mario Gomez: 39 and 41 goals in subsequent seasons, was not enough for Bayern, who got a upgrade in Mandzukic, a player that scores less but offers more. Latter they got the ideal striker in Lewandowski, who scores a lot but is a complete player all around. Huntelaar: 48 goals in a season playing in a BL side, was not enough for Real Madrid and Milan because all he could do was score goals. Benteke: 23 goals in a season playing for a PL side, was not enough for Liverpool who aren't even a top side. Ibrahimovic: Destroyed League One with 500 goals per season, while PSG got wrecked by the top teams in CL. Look at them now with a striker that scores less but presses much more. This list goes on, if a player scores a lot, principally if it's for a lower level team, doesn't mean he will replicate or it will be enough on the highest level.

It's not, it's actually pretty much common census.

No, let's see Heynckes' Bayern for example, when they lost to us they had Mario Gomez, a striker as prolific as it gets. The season after when they we're unbeateble, the striker was Mandzukic, who didn't score as much but offered much more than goals to the team, so no, i'm on the truth side. IMO who thinks that a striker only needs to be a goalscorer is clueless. Being a great goalscorer is essential, but not enough. So if i'm right on Auba's price, you'd agree then? Alright then.

A world class player would cost a lot nonetheless, but Auba himself said that he wants to leave, a think he would cost a lot but not even close to Griezmann, who plays for a top club and at least until now never said that he wants to leave. I think Auba should cost about 40~60 because he is not that young, wants to leave and Dortmund never sell for absurd amounts. Griezmann supposedly have a 84M release clause, but if he doesn't, he would cost even more, probably transfer record money.

In my opinion Lukaku doesn't have what it needs to be a top striker, goals are not everything, and for the price Everton will ask i'd much rather buy a prime world class striker (Auba) or a young striker with better attributes. Not sure about Morata being this guy too and Griezmann would cost too much. That's only my opinion of course.

Not disagreeing with you, but there's Aubameyang as a world class alternative that is attainable.

Bullsh*t, no team would "comfortably" beat our current team.

He doesn't play exactly in the 10 position because Barcelona doesn't have it in their system, but he plays like one; he is the main playmaker of the team. I mean, if you could choose any player in the world to be the 10 in your team, wouldn't you choose Messi? I would. James would do a similar function here.