Former West Ham striker Frank McAvennie has urged Premier League facet Tottenham Hotspur to not signal Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian has been linked because the alternative for Harry Kane this summer season.
Reviews in Italy counsel Tottenham wish to make the most of Juventus’ delay in coping with Chelsea to signal Lukaku. Spurs supervisor Ange Postecoglou desires a striker this summer season and the Belgian is likely 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 avoid the first-team coaching. The ahead was additionally left behind in Cobham for the pre-season tour of america.
McAvennie believes Tottenham are making a mistake by focusing on Lukaku, as he instructed Soccer Insider:
“That may be a foul transfer for Tottenham. I am unable to 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 believe it will be the identical story if he was to go Tottenham.”
He added:
“I really like individuals to show me incorrect, 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 necessary switch? I do not know if he is acquired that fireplace in his stomach, you recognize, 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 discovered the striker was additionally in talks with Juventus.
Former Manchester United striker backs Tottenham to signal Chelsea star
Whereas Frank McAvennie believes Romelu Lukaku can be a foul 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 facet and even backed his former membership to signal him.
Chatting with OLBG, Yorke claimed that Lukaku can nonetheless get any membership 15-20 targets a season and must be a great choose:
“Romelu Lukaku is completely nonetheless ok to play for a top-six membership. I believe Man United or Tottenham ought to take Lukaku on a short-term mortgage deal and conform to pay a certain quantity of his wages. As a lot as individuals say about Lukaku, he has a really spectacular goalscoring document and he would 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 targets and 13 assists earlier than heading to Inter Milan.
