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MillsyTheMosher said:
The key point here though is they have probably been happy to ‘sell’ him all along.

City and seemingly no other club are prepared to pay in excess of 100M for him when he goes free next year. We wanted him for free and Messi thought that the board would let him go for free as per the agreement.

It’s over unless Bartomeu does a 360 and lets him go for free which he won’t do. Like Ric alluded to though, I do think he will sign a pre contract with us in January.
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Geometry not your strong point :)
 
Chippy_boy said:
Fair or not, it's completely fucking stupid. A successful team is a harmonious one with all the members fully committed. So making someone stay who does not want to stay is idiotic. Not to mention the fact that you cannot physically force someone onto the pitch should they refuse.

If a player wants to leave, you sell them for the most you can get and move on.
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Particularly if said player has gone to the lengths Messi has to tell the world he wants off, how long he’s wanted off and basically called the President a liar and incompetent. And certainly when that same player can negotiate with a new club to leave for free in 9 months

To turn down 100mil in those circumstances is absurd, in my view. If City put money on the table, Barca would have to seriously consider it

It may not be over for this window but given Barça it probably is

As for getting him in January, that’s not a certainty. Particularly if Guardiola’s future is still up in the air. It’s time for Guardiola to commit before City do anything further with this potential transfer
 
BillyShears said:
I don't think it's that simple. They don't want to be the guys who sold Messi. That much is obvious. Personally I would be very cautious about getting even a tiny bit optimistic that it will happen this window. Barcelona will cut off their financial nose to save face in this instance. But I can't lie and say it's dead dead when there's stuff floating around to suggest it isn't.
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Mind sharing the stuff floating around to suggest it isnt?
 
Chippy_boy said:
Fair or not, it's completely fucking stupid. A successful team is a harmonious one with all the members fully committed. So making someone stay who does not want to stay is idiotic. Not to mention the fact that you cannot physically force someone onto the pitch should they refuse.

If a player wants to leave, you sell them for the most you can get and move on.
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Not sure I agree. A club where players decide when they can leave is not in a good space imo. Contracts are there to protect both parties. If there not worth the paper they are written on, what's the point of tgem
 
Keeper! said:
If he is entitled to a free and it seems to be a big if, you don't pay any fee.
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That's a lot of if's, the deal for us is worth far more as a club than Garcia, Angelino and €50mso why not try before the window closes in a months time.

This deal puts city on the map in every way that counts, its worth fighting for.
 
g180aj said:
That's a lot of if's, the deal for us is worth far more as a club than Garcia, Angelino and €50mso why not try before the window closes in a months time.

This deal puts city on the map in every way that counts, its worth fighting for.
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agreed. we will at least try imo as leo has done his bit as @tolmie's hairdoo said he would!
 
g180aj said:
That's a lot of if's, the deal for us is worth far more as a club than Garcia, Angelino and €50mso why not try before the window closes in a months time.

This deal puts city on the map in every way that counts, its worth fighting for.
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Because why would you pay for something that is available for free?
 
If my boss had lead me down the garden path and mislead me like Messi has been I would down tools and make the work place such a horrible place to be. If I dont want to be there I will sure as hell let it me known !

I cant see barca playing squad being a happy place
 
richards30 said:
agreed. we will at least try imo as leo has done his bit as @tolmie's hairdoo said he would!
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I only wish in the interview he hadn't said he will stay this season, he could have said all the other stuff and left it there. I feel like that bit alone has enabled Barca to Bury there head in the sand and if asked just simply say Leo has agreed to stay.
 
I don’t think this is over by any stretch. Can see it getting done for £75m-£85m. Barcelona get the money and save £52m in wages. Not sure Koeman is the type of manager to want to keep a player who doesn’t want to be there. Seems quite a disciplinarian to me.
 
MillsyTheMosher said:
Like Ric alluded to though, I do think he will sign a pre contract with us in January.
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You never know it may not be over for this window if we make the right offer. If not, he must sign that pre-contract agreement in January. Otherwise, it looks like he’s hedging - waiting to see who wins the Barca elections before making a decision.
 
g180aj said:
Because he's not available for free!
He has said he won't go to court vs Barca so a deal would have to be made.
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Then you walk away, with us offering to match (reportedly) his Barca contract , it would be very difficult , even for us, to pay a fee on top.

And as said IF as he thinks, he is entitled to a free, you don't go and give a major rival cash/players for no reason.
 
Keeper! said:
Then you walk away, with us offering to match (reportedly) his Barca contract , it would be very difficult , even for us, to pay a fee on top.

And as said IF as he thinks, he is entitled to a free, you don't go and give a major rival cash/players for no reason.
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Were not matching his Barca contract, as already stated he was offered and accepted around £400k a week basic which is around £20m a year not the 100m he's on at Barca
 
g180aj said:
Were not matching his Barca contract, as already stated he was offered and accepted around £400k a week basic which is around £20m a year not the 100m he's on at Barca
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LOL , sorry that is simply not the case.

It is reported on here from people with very good sources that we have offered him a long term contract with the CFG, which also includes a share issue, which would be worth 10's millions of dollars at a conservative estimate.
 
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