Romelu Lukaku

Would you buy Lukaku this summer?


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NimAraya

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So Inzaghi convince Lukaku to stay. Inter sell Hakimi for 70m and reject a 90m offer for Lukaku. He stays and have a mediocre season. Then the next summer Inter begs the other clubs to sign him for 40m.

This is a scenario that I dont wanna see, but the possibility is very much there.
 

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I really disagree with the prevailing consensus and I'm actually surprised at it. Personally I'm glad the management sees Lukaku as indispensable (provided that that's true) and he's near the bottom of the list of the players I'd sacrifice if forced to.
 

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So Inzaghi convince Lukaku to stay. Inter sell Hakimi for 70m and reject a 90m offer for Lukaku. He stays and have a mediocre season. Then the next summer Inter begs the other clubs to sign him for 40m.

This is a scenario that I dont wanna see, but the possibility is very much there.

As if there's any guarantee that Hakimi wouldnt have a mediocre season.
 

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Matt Law, Chelsea reporter, release this kind of article regarding Chelsea transfer targets. Few other Chelsea reporters released same article at the exact same time yesterday so they've clearly got the briefing from the club (what to release and when).

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...r-targets-revealed-thomas-tuchel-tells-roman/

It says they are targeting Kane and Lukaku as the striker acquisition. Kane is obviously a lot harder one since Spurs and Chelsea don't do business together.

So let's see if they start to persuade Lukaku next.
 

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lukaku out if it means we cana keep hakimi will be... interesting. i dunno who we'd sign to replace his goals though - I dont think Lautaro or Sanchez are up tto 30 a season imho.
 

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We would obviously have to sign someone. Either to get even half of his goals and get Lautaro to score more or then get a guy who can keep scoring almost like Lukaku do (can't expect to replace all his goals).

Vlahovic would be hot as fuck but I assume it's almost impossible to sign him this summer. Commisso loves the guy and he's not pushing for a move, at least not yet. Would be expensive as hell which would be kind of counter-productive to the whole thing of selling a big player.

IF Vlahovic started to push for a move, we could PERHAPS be able to do Chiesa-type of deal where we don't pay too much upfront. He has 2 years left of his contract so he needs a new contract this summer (and Commisso has offered him one already).
 

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yeah of course, i justt wonder who that would be? Like, we need a low risk replacaement for Lukaku otherwise we will be reliant on Sanchez/Salcedo/Lautaro forr goals, but they also cant be too expensive.
 

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actually, yeh, when i was thinking about this yesterday belotti did jump out to me too
 

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Belotti would be your hard-worker and the sidekick for Lautaro who would then have to rise to the occasion and start scoring more. Maybe he could do it? Belotti can be probably had for 20m€ + bonuses. Last year of the contract left and he ain't signing a new one, since at least Roma will be interested (they have already offered 15m€) and probably Milan too.
 

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I think we should sell Lukaku if we can get ~ €100m out of it.
 

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Belotti - Lautaro and the likes of Barella and Brozovic behind them, the pressing would be insane.
But if they want Lukaku, Chelsea should pay his price, Lukaku had the best season of his career and played a capital role in the title, there should be no bargain sale in this case.
 

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if we can sell lukaku, keep hakimi, buy belotti aand not sell any other big stars, i'll take that.
 

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if we can sell lukaku, keep hakimi, buy belotti aand not sell any other big stars, i'll take that.

I'd assume we'd still need another sale and I'm thinking it'd be Brozovic.
 

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I'd assume we'd still need another sale and I'm thinking it'd be Brozovic.

if the target is notionally +80 and we got say 120 for Lukaku, that'd cover it + Belotti wouldnt it?

We'd still need work elsewhere, but hopefully other fringe exits would cover those needs
 

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if the target is notionally +80 and we got say 120 for Lukaku, that'd cover it + Belotti wouldnt it?

We'd still need work elsewhere, but hopefully other fringe exits would cover those needs

No one pays 120m cash. We need 80m cash.
 

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I'm not sure that's entirely true - with the loan on our books our cash on hand is probably okay, I *suspect* its a situation of jus managing costs so we get back to a profitable basis.

Actually, interestingly, we've just published our latest financial stataements :
https://www.inter.it/media/downloads/2021/2021_04_28_12_22_20Investor Presentation Q3 2020-2021.pdf



We closed the quarter with like 230m cash on hand by the looks of it, and thats before the loan.




Hm - slighly confused about the cash hing. The statement says : Cash Available for Debt Service decreased by €9.5 million or 4.0% to
€226.3 million driven by the €9.9 million decrease in cash inflows (while
cash outflows are in line with prior period around €7 million).


but then in the statement table at hte end, itt saays cash at bank and on hand is 40m?



More details here - https://www.inter.it/media/download....p.A for the 9 months ended 31 March 2021.pdf

It looks like from the loan, 50m landed onto our balance sheet. Refinancing of the 2022 bonds is being looked at now.

Our total assets are up circa 110m year on year


Ah, I think the 50m from the loan is just what landed up on TeamCo or MediaCo.




Looks like sponsorship is about net neutral - there are new deals but offset by deals we couldnt fulfill obligations (e.g. stadia-related, not surer what exactly)



the -60m matchday is confirmed, too
 

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lukaku out if it means we cana keep hakimi will be... interesting. i dunno who we'd sign to replace his goals though - I dont think Lautaro or Sanchez are up tto 30 a season imho.

Lukaku scored 24 goals in Serie A this season, 6 of them were penalties while Lautaro scored 17 goals and only 2 of them were penalties. Not that I'm playing down penalty goals, I'm just saying if Lautaro can improve his penalty taking skills he's not that far off from Lukaku. Let's not forget that Lautaro also scored 5 goals in 6 CL matches 2 season ago versus the likes of Barca and Dortmund.
 

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In 2023 Lautaro will be above Lukaku, i think anyone knows this.
 

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If selling Lukaku for 100-120mil€ means we can keep Hakimi, I’d make it happen. As many have pointed out Lukaku is in the age where a decline is waiting to be happen, especially for a player like his characteristics. Add Conte leaving who got the best out of him and it comes obvious he needs to be sacrificed if an abovementioned offer comes in.
 

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I will root for Belgium in this Euro with Lukaku emerges as the top scorer so we can charge astronomical fee for him.
 
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