Former West Ham striker Frank McAvennie has urged Premier League aspect Tottenham Hotspur to not signal Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian has been linked because the alternative for Harry Kane this summer time.
Experiences in Italy counsel Tottenham need to reap the benefits of Juventus’ delay in coping with Chelsea to signal Lukaku. Spurs supervisor Ange Postecoglou needs a striker this summer time and the Belgian is without doubt one of the names talked about.
Chelsea supervisor Mauricio Pochettino has no plans so as to add Lukaku to his squad this season and made him keep away from the first-team coaching. The ahead was additionally left behind in Cobham for the pre-season tour of the US.
McAvennie believes Tottenham are making a mistake by concentrating on Lukaku, as he instructed Soccer Insider:
“That might be a nasty transfer for Tottenham. I can not see the Spurs supporters warming as much as the switch if he was to reach. He is been throughout Europe and hasn’t achieved something and I feel it could be the identical story if he was to go Tottenham.”
He added:
“I really like folks to show me flawed, however possibly his finest days are behind him and, and I am not being humorous however the sum of money these guys make, does Spurs need to threat such an essential switch? I do not know if he is received that fireplace in his stomach, you already know, when he got here again to Chelsea a few seasons in the past he has by no means been the identical participant that he was at Inter Milan.”
Inter Milan had been main the race to signal Lukaku however opted out after they came upon the striker was additionally in talks with Juventus.
Former Manchester United striker backs Tottenham to signal Chelsea star
Whereas Frank McAvennie believes Romelu Lukaku could be a nasty signing for Tottenham, former Manchester United participant Dwight Yorke has disagreed. He believes that the striker is nice sufficient to be taking part in for a high 6 aspect and even backed his former membership to signal him.
Chatting with OLBG, Yorke claimed that Lukaku can nonetheless get any membership 15-20 objectives a season and needs to be choose:
“Romelu Lukaku is completely nonetheless ok to play for a top-six membership. I feel Man United or Tottenham ought to take Lukaku on a short-term mortgage deal and conform to pay a specific amount of his wages. As a lot as folks say about Lukaku, he has a really spectacular goalscoring file and he does not get as a lot credit score as he deserves.”
Chelsea striker Lukaku performed 96 matches for Manchester United throughout his spell at Outdated Trafford. He completed with 42 objectives and 13 assists earlier than heading to Inter Milan.