Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[jay laruja]

Ballbag reckons his sources have verified the report that Messi has asked for a meeting to discuss an amicable exit.

I’ll wait for a reliable source tbh

Media seem to have lightened up on Messi. Looks like Bartolomeu is the villain now.

 

[RayCTID]

I’ll end up dying of autoerotic asphyxiation at this rate.

Wear a snorkel

 

[Neville Kneville]

Just a thought, but would El Presidente come out of it well, if he agrees a settlement with Messi & they part with smiles & handshakes, while Messi says polite goodbyes & emotional thankyous & doesn't slaughter the board in public ?

 

[Carlos- the- jackal]

Journalism was on it’s way to the gutter years ago but fuck me Twitter has accelerated it’s drop into a fuckin cesspit

That tweet reminds me to go for an eye test
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It reminds me i’ve gota pick my shoes up from a cobblers in Cheetham Hill!

 

[himalayan_blues]

Lets not get worried. its us fans who are only getting excited. We have that right. Club is very responsibly acting upon it.

 

[p.taker]

This whole farce gets more Messi by the day.

We should give this a deadline of Wednesday 6pm.

If he isn't in Manchester by then, pull the plug and save face.

Awful take

 

[Keeper!]

This is just a battle between Messi and Barca that has to play out now. Frustrating but City can do nothing other than wait and hope the Messi camp get Barca to agree to come to the table on a sale. Barca obviously starting from “it must be the release clause”. Messi starting from “it must be a free transfer”. So in time, hopefully they come together in the middle, then once City know the fee, they scramble to make it work with FFP. It will drag on and on. But hey, they’re only 700m Euros apart :)

Sod the middle, that's 300m. He's good but no way will we pay 300m.

Pay out his contract, more than enough.

And sell them Garcia and Angelino for 50m ;)

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Poor Nathan Ake must be worried sick.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

IDK man I can't see barca or Messi wanting to go to Court for this.
I reckon a fee of £85mil + a player and it'll be set. Hopefully Garcia

 

[jay laruja]

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Here’s how this will play out in next day or two.

messi will walk out hand in hand with Barthameu to announce he’s leaving with heroes goodbye. That way Barthameu saves face with the fans and he’ll have it agreed Messi will speak no ill in order to get a release.

 

[RayCTID]

Just a thought, but would El Presidente come out of it well, if he agrees a settlement with Messi & they part with smiles & handshakes, while Messi says polite goodbyes & emotional thankyous & doesn't slaughter the board in public ?

It will still not let him off the hook

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Just a thought, but would El Presidente come out of it well, if he agrees a settlement with Messi & they part with smiles & handshakes, while Messi says polite goodbyes & emotional thankyous & doesn't slaughter the board in public ?

100% what this is imo

 

[Mr HJ]

We are doing the right thing here by waiting as relationships crumble. Each statement accredited to Barca just adds fuel to Messi's decision to leave. Look at the way we treated Komps and Silva - dignity and a big thank you for all they had done for the club & the community. Leaving in a good way always pays (unless you have an ego as big as Yaya's) - By contrast, Barca's stance threatens to taint Messi's love of Barca and will only confirm to him that it's time to leave. He's been there for 20 years and now they wish to hold him to ransom! They really are in a mess, whereas we look after our players and treat them as people rather than purely assets. Enjoy the ride, this could get interesting.

 

[jay laruja]

 

[HelloCity]

This whole farce gets more Messi by the day.

We should give this a deadline of Wednesday 6pm.

If he isn't in Manchester by then, pull the plug and save face.

Thank god you don’t deal with our transfers haha.

 

[bumbleblue]

if this goes to court its Messi V Barca? Barca would be paying him a mill a week to be in court and paying for their legal team in this and may end up with his costs as well?? I assume its the club that would pick up the tab for their briefs not Barto? How is this desireable they are risking an awful lot if they go down this route?
PS i may be overthinking here.

 

[kaz7]

Probably just sorting out his holiday pay

 

[jay laruja]

 

[BlueBas]

@Prestwich_Blue has stated how City could afford Messi with increased sponsorship and maybe a couple of player sales. The increase in sponsorship is exactly the reason Barca can not let / (do no want) Messi to leave as they are already feeling the pinch in terms of ageing squad and needing to refresh. Couple this with your cash cow wanting to leave and Barca could be screwed for years to come (thanks in no small part to UEFA and FFP!) Hence the need to try to get a fee for Messi and as big a fee as possible to boot.