Posted March 22, 201015 yr Hi everyone, I would like to talk about this guy, Romelu Lukaku, sixteen years of age and top scorer in the belgium league, he plays for Anderlecht. This season he scored 15 goals in 28 games. He is probably the hotest young prospect in the continent. He amazed me at his age and his game, very strong, pace,good in the air, this guy would be ahead of any signings to me for Chelsea. We are talking about a guy of 16 years. The good thing is that he revealed in interviews that his idol is Didier Drogba, so maybe because of that, he would like to come. Probably not this year but for the next one, without a shadow of doubt he is gonna be the new drogba. As I said, he is good in the air, he is very quick, very strong in the challenge, can shoot with left and right foot,still very young but he is unbelievable good for his age. The days of Didier would be soon rather than later over, so here we have the perfect replacement for him in Lukaku, and because he is 16 no rush bringing him here, he can stay for another year or two there. For those sceptical about a boy from the belgium league, let me tell you that he played the Europa League this season and he destroyed Athletic Bilbao. If his idol as he said is Drogba that means he watched a lot of Chelsea games and maybe that factor could be decisive in the future to bring him here. :angry: hopefully he will.
March 22, 201015 yr I think we all know about this guy...or at least have heard good things about him. It would be worth trying to buy him given the age of Drogba and Anelka. Depends how much he would be though.
March 22, 201015 yr I would like to see Lukaku in Chelsea, but his father told, that he will stay in Anderlecht till 18 years old. Edited March 22, 201015 yr by Mikstaw
March 22, 201015 yr Cant believe he is 16...he looks like well over 20 and bis body doesnt look like from a 16 years old either.
March 22, 201015 yr He is the new Didier Drogba so he has to have strong body! I dont think Drogba looked like that when he wa 16...
March 22, 201015 yr He might be an athlete but is he going to turn out to be a top top footballer as well. Heskey is strong, you can go through all the lower league teams and find real strong centre forwards. I think he needs to prove himself a bit more as a footballer before we place too many hopes on him.
March 23, 201015 yr Author He might be an athlete but is he going to turn out to be a top top footballer as well. Heskey is strong, you can go through all the lower league teams and find real strong centre forwards. I think he needs to prove himself a bit more as a footballer before we place too many hopes on him. He is 16, did you see that?, can you tell me how many players scored and play games at a professional level with 16 years of age? 15 goals from a guy of sixteen years of age is a lot. LOOk more than anelka this season.
March 23, 201015 yr We may be able to get him cheaper if we loan him back to Anderlecht for another season or two...would appease his dad too.... Just a thought. Obviously signing him wouldn't be the excellent striker we need next season, because it would be nearly impossible for a 16 year old to have that much instant impact at a top club in the EPL, so we'd probably still need to buy another striker....but he does seem like he has a huge future.
March 23, 201015 yr We should buy a first option agreement on the kid. That way when he's ready to leave if he's still good enough we have a great chance of getting him and no one can sneakily bid for him without us knowing
March 24, 201015 yr The mail was reporting our interest last year... So now we know what the D stands for
March 25, 201015 yr if he`s 16 then im the dalai lama Big hitter the lama, long! You will receive no tip, but on your death bed, you will receive total conciousness
May 17, 201015 yr Saw this posted elsewhere, couldn't resist. Visited Chelsea on a school trip, he's 17 now. He ended his season with 20 goals & 6 assists. Edited May 17, 201015 yr by J.C.B
May 17, 201015 yr if he`s 16 then im the dalai lama Hello your holiness! Back in march when you posted that message, he was 16. He just turned 17 last week. :lol:
May 17, 201015 yr He want's to be at Chelsea.. Pretty sure it will happen when he is 18. Perfect timing aswell as Drogba might be on his final few seasons by that time!
May 19, 201015 yr Bulgaria just played a friendly with Belguim and Lukaku started as a lone centre-forward. Granted, our defense is sh*t, but the hype is well-deserved. I can understand where the comparisons with Drogba come from - he has immense strength and uses his body very well, has a very good shot, his movement is excellent and he has decent pace. His positional sense is off and he still has a lot to learn, but the raw talent is there. I don't know what our plans for transfers are and I realize it would be silly to look to replace Drogba with an identical player, but I am officially a fan. The boy has a lot of potential. Edited May 19, 201015 yr by Virosh
May 19, 201015 yr If he's as good as the glowing reports I hear, I say we sign him now and leave him in Belgium for the next year..
May 24, 201015 yr Goal.com seem to think it's a realistic proposition, along with Hamsik. Not that goal.com is gospel truth... Looks like they're saying the same things as people have already said on the forum. Maybe they're watching! Have to say I'd be more han happy for them to come to the club. We would definitely have to get rid of some of our strikers though. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2871/specia...uld-chelsea-buy
May 24, 201015 yr If he's as good as the glowing reports I hear, I say we sign him now and leave him in Belgium for the next year.. Yes thats better option..he is very young...in Belgium he would at least get first team football that would help him improve.... Buy him and Loan him...then bring him in here after 1-2 seasons.
May 24, 201015 yr Yes thats better option..he is very young...in Belgium he would at least get first team football that would help him improve....Buy him and Loan him...then bring him in here after 1-2 seasons. In Anderlecht he would probably get European football as well.
May 24, 201015 yr In Anderlecht he would probably get European football as well. Ohh..that would be added bonus with the package then :D
May 24, 201015 yr Ohh..that would be added bonus with the package then :D They won their league, so they will at least get an attempt to qualify for the Champions League group stages. Last season he scored four goals in Europa League.
May 26, 201015 yr Lukaku has re-signed a new contract with Anderlecht until 2015 Shame as I was hoping we would sign him on a pre-contract this Summer and then loan him back to Anderlecht for 1 season until he is 18. The perfect replacement for Drogba. Sad we missed out on him now, whilst he still could have been bought at a very reasonable price !
May 26, 201015 yr Contracts don't mean much these days. This new contract just means that if we want to sign him, we would have to pay them more money. Edited May 26, 201015 yr by Maksimov
