Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[Burtonblue]

Macken thread mate

Stop it
I’m having a panic attack!

 

[Blue Smarties]

From what i am reading on Twitter - Yes, he will not be there + wages will be deducted.

But once again, there should be no further wages as he is not an FCB player.

 

[vincent]

But once again, there should be no further wages as he is not an FCB player.

Exactly. If the reports are true then he believes he is no longer employed by them.

 

[BluechesterCity]

Was it a wet or dry dream

LOL! Have to say dry just to keep my dignity in tact ;)

 

[City Raider]

Today might play out as doesn’t attend training, Barca use it to improve negotiation position and make him the bad guy. Messi releases his video.

 

[Semper aggressus]

Why is this taking so long? Surely an independent lawyer could read through the contract and say yes or no whether the release clause still applies.

If it does, we walk away, not paying £700m for anyone. If not, Barca can't stop us asking Messi to sign a contract with us.

How is it not that simple? Either he still has this clause in his contract or he doesn't. We don't need to be playing these stupid political games with the Barca president or Tebas or anyone else.

 

[Burtonblue]

Morning lads - woke up at 5.45 this morning from a weird dream about Messi. On his holidays he likes to return to his home town and sell shell-fish at a small market stall and that's what he aims to do when he retires!

WTF does that mean?

It means you shouldn’t have eaten those mushrooms last night.

 

[bugsyblue]

Why is this taking so long? Surely an independent lawyer could read through the contract and say yes or no whether the release clause still applies.

If it does, we walk away, not paying £700m for anyone. If not, Barca can't stop us asking Messi to sign a contract with us.

How is it not that simple? Either he still has this clause in his contract or he doesn't. We don't need to be playing these stupid political games with the Barca president or Tebas or anyone else.

Because complex legal contracts coupled with the impact of Covid on the world mean it’s not a straight answer and both sides could probably argue their case sufficiently.

Interpretation of law is actually a mindfield hence why lawyers are so handsomely paid.

 

[waspish]

Why is this taking so long? Surely an independent lawyer could read through the contract and say yes or no whether the release clause still applies.

If it does, we walk away, not paying £700m for anyone. If not, Barca can't stop us asking Messi to sign a contract with us.

How is it not that simple? Either he still has this clause in his contract or he doesn't. We don't need to be playing these stupid political games with the Barca president or Tebas or anyone else.

Maybe there is some grey area with Coronavirus and leagues stopping and restarting.

 

[manimanc]

Why is this taking so long? Surely an independent lawyer could read through the contract and say yes or no whether the release clause still applies.

If it does, we walk away, not paying £700m for anyone. If not, Barca can't stop us asking Messi to sign a contract with us.

How is it not that simple? Either he still has this clause in his contract or he doesn't. We don't need to be playing these stupid political games with the Barca president or Tebas or anyone else.

We're not playing these stupid political games, the press are.

You've said it yourself, how is it not that simple, it's because it's Barcelona and Messi and not Bournemouth and Ake.