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Originally Posted by RedMenace
We needed a striker and the only available and realistic ones that were anywhere near the required level appear to have been Morata, Lukaku, Lacazette, and potentially Belotti. At least we know Lukaku will score goals in the Premier League. If Lacazette can do it in England then he'll turn out to be a smart signing but he's a gamble and so would Morata or Belotti be, both of whom would cost at least as much as Lukaku.
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Pretty much this.... the fees touted have been so high because there's actually very few quality '9's available. Lukaku is actually a fairly sensible, almost safe bet compared to the others. Scored a hatful in a fairly average Everton side... he had the likes of schneiderlin behind him in midfield ffs.... you've got to presume in a side which creates a lot more he's going to score a lot more.
On balance I probably would have preferred morata, but he'd have been a bigger gamble nqat. Surely there still has to be another attacker incoming, as our only true backup for lukaku would be Rashford. Perisic must be coming, you'd think.