Without a doubt, Chelsea and Manchester United led the best business in comparison to other Premier League’s top teams in the latest summer transfer window.
They brought back two of the world’s most powerful strikers in Romelu Lukaku and Cristiano Ronaldo, and are currently focusing on climbing to the top spot in the league table.
The two clubs have been searching for a lethal striker, but who will have a bigger impact? We will discuss this here.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Move Overshadows Chelsea’s smart business:
The news of Cristiano Ronaldo returning to his former club after 12 years had already made Lukaku’s move to Chelsea look small. It took most of the attention from the fans worldwide.
The former Everton and Man United striker had been the greatest name in the transfer window until the five-time Ballon d’Or winner made his move and destroyed Lukaku’s transfer popularity. Obviously, the two signings seem to be incredible transfers for their teams, however, many would contend that Chelsea has done the smarter business.
Definitely, Lukaku is a superior long-term choice. The Belgian is currently 28 years old and is entering his prime years. Chelsea will be having Lukaku for his prime years and he can help them to lift numerous trophies.
While Ronaldo’s move seems more like compensation as he is entering into the final years of his career. At 36 years old, he is definitely in good shape but his prime years have been already left behind.
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The former Real Madrid man might have the option to fire the Red Devils to a league trophy this season, however, he will not really have the option to do as such consistently for the following five years.
Comparing the two striker’s outputs in Serie A last season:
Romelu Lukaku and Cristiano Ronaldo are getting back to the Premier League in the wake of having a similar season in Italy last year, and this makes it difficult to anticipate who will score more goals this season.
The Belgian powerhouse scored 24 goals and provided 11 assists in the Serie A for Inter Milan in the 2020-21 season, while the Portuguese super striker scored 29 goals and provided three assists for Juventus.
Since leaving Manchester United, Romelu Lukaku has turned into a complete forward and has added more assists to his game. Ronaldo has developed throughout the last decade also.
The two players will certainly offer various tactical opportunities for both the teams, with Ronaldo apparently having the somewhat better players in Paul Pogba, Bruno Fernandes, and Jadon Sancho to provide him some good assist. For Lukaku it is looking as if he will be having more goals to his name as Chelsea have completely changed their tactics after his homecoming.
Ronaldo and Lukaku have both given their teams a big edge over their opponents and have already made them serious title contenders.
Obviously many will anticipate Lukaku to score more goals but you cannot write off Cristiano Ronaldo at any moment of the game. It will be a really tough competition between the two ruthless strikers.
