I live near the Etihad and we've just had a helicopter overhead for 20 minutes doing a few circuits of the whole campus. Could be showing Messi's dad around.
Sooo.. what does it mean?The talking, the negotiating is already over.
There is nothing left to determine from either side in terms of his willingness to join and our willingness to pay him what he requires.
Messi isn't flinching by the sounds of it.
He's visited before. Apparently our people have always stayed in touch with Jorge.
I remember being told about a decade back that we were willing to pay his old man £10m in commission.
I'm sure it has gone up since!
More likely won't than can't.yet we can't pay Raiola for Haaland or the like...
Pay Messi's father once is just that.yet we can't pay Raiola for Haaland or the like...
"can't"More likely won't than can't.
Pay Messi's father once is just that.
Paying Raiola once means you'll have to do it a second, third time etc
Doubt it, we will only be planning for 1 contract.sure, till he pulls what he's been pulling at Barca for the past 5 years.
"can't"
ok lol"can't"
I could live with that :o)If it transpires that we can't get him on a free, I wonder if City will end up paying €100m on the provision they buy Garcia for €30m.
Messi and Barcelona get to point to a €100m fee - Messi can say he didn't screw the club out of a fee, Barca can say they got the same as Real for Ronaldo at the same age. Barca can play up the angle that they took Garcia against our will, he's one of Spain's most promising prospects, can be a massive part of their rebuild etc.
We get to tell everyone we got the €30m we wanted for Garcia, a player we got for nought, and signed the best player of all time for effectively €70m/£63m.
I’d expect, if there is to be a circa €100mil fee, that it’ll be more than just Garcia going the other way. Hence for example, a valuation of hopefully €70mil for Gundo.....If it transpires that we can't get him on a free, I wonder if City will end up paying €100m on the provision they buy Garcia for €30m.
Messi and Barcelona get to point to a €100m fee - Messi can say he didn't screw the club out of a fee, Barca can say they got the same as Real for Ronaldo at the same age. Barca can play up the angle that they took Garcia against our will, he's one of Spain's most promising prospects, can be a massive part of their rebuild etc.
We get to tell everyone we got the €30m we wanted for Garcia, a player we got for nought, and signed the best player of all time for effectively €70m/£63m.
If it transpires that we can't get him on a free, I wonder if City will end up paying €100m on the provision they buy Garcia for €30m.
Messi and Barcelona get to point to a €100m fee - Messi can say he didn't screw the club out of a fee, Barca can say they got the same as Real for Ronaldo at the same age. Barca can play up the angle that they took Garcia against our will, he's one of Spain's most promising prospects, can be a massive part of their rebuild etc.
We get to tell everyone we got the €30m we wanted for Garcia, a player we got for nought, and signed the best player of all time for effectively €70m/£63m.
I work next to the training ground just seen an employee going around the outside picking up litter... Obviously polishing the turd before the royal visit .....I live near the Etihad and we've just had a helicopter overhead for 20 minutes doing a few circuits of the whole campus. Could be showing Messi's dad around.
Will definitely be a fee involved. Barca need to show cash flow. 100m as you say, they will buy Angelino and Garcia for 50m. 50m profit on the books. Look at the Arthur and Danilo deal in recent years.If it transpires that we can't get him on a free, I wonder if City will end up paying €100m on the provision they buy Garcia for €30m.
Messi and Barcelona get to point to a €100m fee - Messi can say he didn't screw the club out of a fee, Barca can say they got the same as Real for Ronaldo at the same age. Barca can play up the angle that they took Garcia against our will, he's one of Spain's most promising prospects, can be a massive part of their rebuild etc.
We get to tell everyone we got the €30m we wanted for Garcia, a player we got for nought, and signed the best player of all time for effectively €70m/£63m.
add koulibaly too.By my reckoning, we have already cleared the best part of £400k a week from the wage bill following the departures of Dave, Bravo and Sane.
Ake and Torres will be on nowhere near Dave and Bravo monies.
In addition, Vinny was on £200k a week and that void hasn't been filled.
Toure was on a similar amount and it's not a stretch to suggest we won't need much additional cash to meet Messi's wages.
Even factoring in Rodri and Cancelo wages, we must currently be up at least £300k a week in wiggle room, with potential sales to come and another big earner in Fern to leave next summer.
Added to new sponsorships and uplifts, I don't see it impacting the impending rises for Sterling and De Bruyne.
You need the player to be interested firstly.
Haaland was not.