Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)
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Stoned Rose
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If you've not got your coat on already I suggest you fucking hurry up.
lets hope that is what happening ? i do know city will have to watch the spending and if messi is going to cost more than what we first though then we my have to cut corners and gamble on what we have right now
Robinho's Subbuteo
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Yep I agree but I have to say we often pay a fairly full price for players.
Mahrez, Cancelo et al were certainly not cheap Rodri and Laorte weren't cheap but we got them on the release clause.
I don't think we pay stupid money for players and I think we have a decent set up but we haven't picked up too many bargains.
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He likes to post dodgy tunes occasionally and celebrates with Lambrini.
funny enough messi would be better played in time slots and looked after in games ? even dare i say coming off the bench and killing off teams with 20 minutes to go
manimanc
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I can see things are slowly falling into place.
- Messi says he's through at Barca.
- Doesn't think of himself as a Barca player.
- Refuses to do covid tests and Doesn't turn up for training.
- Allegedly a farewell party at Suarez's house for Messi.
- This "tier 1" journo saying it's near completion.
- Pep returns from Spain, obviously met up with Messi at some point.
We must be more down the line than what we imagined and our silence from the club is defeaning.
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I think Messi wants to be, forever, thought of as the best player that has played the game. He can't see himself winning the Ballon d'Or again with Barcelona and desperately wants to win more than Ronaldo. At this time he has won one more than him. It is not about money anymore for him. It is about his legacy. He would give us, at least, 2 fantastic years, in my opinion.
citizen_maine
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We're perceived as having lots of money. It's difficult to pick up bargains when they add £20m to the asking/starting price
Taylor
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Also his dad flying in Wednesday could well be to meet us as well as Barca. We did Torres medical in Barcelona could well do the same with Messi?
They were bought before the takeover.
For what it's worth, this point may have already been posted. mind, no author, just espn sources.
From the espn.co.uk football site, La Liga are siding with Barca in their interpretation of the contract.
www.espn.co.uk
below is the translated statement from the link to La liga's statement in that article.
Press room
SUN 08.30.2020
In relation to the different interpretations (some of them contradictory to each other) published in recent days in different media, related to the contractual situation of the player Lionel Andrés Messi with FC Barcelona, LaLiga considers it convenient to clarify that, once the player's contract with his club:
The contract is currently in force and has a "termination clause" applicable to the event that Lionel Andrés Messi decides to urge the early unilateral termination of the contract, carried out in accordance with article 16 of Royal Decree 1006/1985, of June 26, by which regulates the special employment relationship of professional athletes.
In compliance with the applicable regulations, and following the corresponding procedure in these cases, LaLiga will not carry out the prior visa process for the player to be removed from the federation if they have not previously paid the amount of said clause.
From the espn.co.uk football site, La Liga are siding with Barca in their interpretation of the contract.
Sources: Messi may have to miss year to leave
Barcelona believe the only way Lionel Messi can legally leave for free is if he commits to not playing next season, sources told ESPN.
Press room
SUN 08.30.2020
In relation to the different interpretations (some of them contradictory to each other) published in recent days in different media, related to the contractual situation of the player Lionel Andrés Messi with FC Barcelona, LaLiga considers it convenient to clarify that, once the player's contract with his club:
The contract is currently in force and has a "termination clause" applicable to the event that Lionel Andrés Messi decides to urge the early unilateral termination of the contract, carried out in accordance with article 16 of Royal Decree 1006/1985, of June 26, by which regulates the special employment relationship of professional athletes.
In compliance with the applicable regulations, and following the corresponding procedure in these cases, LaLiga will not carry out the prior visa process for the player to be removed from the federation if they have not previously paid the amount of said clause.
oddfellows
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Joe Hart, Distin, few years back mind
David silva 20 odd million.
Aguero 30 odd.
I agree and with that caveat I think on the whole we have bought well. Sterling Sane De Bruyne Edison Bernardo have been excellent business but I do think we often pay a full price.
kaz7
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Both bullshitters ,despite their famous sources they are following the news and not breaking it
philjoneswho?
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Before the takeover both of them deals were. It’s a lot harder to buy players for bargains when the selling club know your owner has an infinite amount of money I guess.
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