Premier Legend Claims Spurs Must 'Break the Bank' to Secure Everton Star Romelu Lukaku

Published on: 12 March 2017

Talksport presenter and former Premier League striker Stan Collymore has said that he feels Spurs must do everything and 'break the bank' to bring Romelu Lukaku to London and take the club onto 'better things.'


Collymore wrote in hisBoyle Sportsarticle that he believes Lukaku is on the same level as Spurs striker Harry Kane and might even be better than the England international.

Collymore wrote post-match on Sundaythat:"They need to go big in the summer for two reasons on the striker front.


"One is back up obviously, but two may be even more important for Spurs and that's to push Harry Kane onto better things.

"Kane is going nowhere for the next couple of seasons at least and maybe longer if the trophies start to come in.


"So go and break the bank and get someone who is arguably better than Kane, or at least on the same level, and you know who that would be for me? Romelu Lukaku."


Former Liverpool forwardCollymorefeels if Everton don't break the 'increasingly high ceiling', Lukaku might leave in a couple of seasons.


But Collymoredoes recognise that the Toffees could demand a huge fee for the Belgian forward.

Seventh is the summit of Everton's ambitions for the next two seasons.


"That means that as happy as Rom is now, his agent may be getting antsy 12/18 months from now.


"At that stage Spurs can sell a new stadium, 60 thousand punters, increased revenue, possible regular Champions League football while Everton stay at Goodison and maybe struggle to break an increasingly high glass ceiling.

"Don't get me wrong Evertonians, I'm not trying to sell your player, but look down the line two years, unless the Toffees win trophies which, with the competition above them looks unlikely, Everton could command big money for Lukaku.


"The old fashioned strike partnership is out of fashion currently, but I'm licking my lips at the thought of these two fine young strikers playing together."

Collymore's comments derive from Spurs lacking a suitable back up to Harry Kane thus far this season.


Kane injured his ankle again on Sunday and the injury looks similar to the one he suffered back in September against Sunderland.


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