Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

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Dobsy said:
True. They've got him under contract though, and they hope they can convince him to stay. Now, if he signed a pre contract agreement with us maybe that would force their hand.
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Yeah true but again it could be about how he’s perceived by Barca fans. As weird as it sounds signing a contract with City while still at Barca would probably look worse for him than going to City for a decent fee plus a promising former La Masia centre back
 
The1nvisibleMan said:
Definitely, also worth noting that Messi can sign for us in January if he fancied it so they don’t have a lot of power anyway. I think it’s likely we pay a fee for him in January so he can go out “saving the club” by removing his enormous salary from their bill and getting them a new cb and a good wad of cash in return
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Dont get why people think why we should pay a fee to these c.nts,
Fkem
Just play ball like them over Garcia our val= 30mill theirs =10mill,so why would we pay anything from70mill+/-..
Get him for nothing in 4mths pre contract signed..
Were a business not a charity..


Plus that would fk pig face tebas off truly..
 
kippax4ever said:
Dont get why people think why we should pay a fee to these c.nts,
Fkem
Just play ball like them over Garcia our val= 30mill theirs =10mill,so why would we pay anything from70mill+/-..
Get him for nothing in 4mths pre contract signed..
Were a business not a charity..


Plus that would fk pig face tebas off truly..
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It'd make business sense to have him in for the latest stages of the champions league. Plus in the summer he's free to move anywhere. That's not to say he would but his agent wouldn't be doing his job right if he didn't leverage that to get a higher salary and signing on fee.
 
Sleeping_Easy said:
It'd make business sense to have him in for the latest stages of the champions league. Plus in the summer he's free to move anywhere. That's not to say he would but his agent wouldn't be doing his job right if he didn't leverage that to get a higher salary and signing on fee.
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He stated it's not about the money,
He wants a new challenge,
His dad/agent,doesn't seem the brightest cookie going by,can he leave at the end off season(even tho it was extended with the pandemic).
If when he leaves,I can only see him coming here,the barca boys & Kun connection plus I think trust is a big thing with him seeing he been shit on after service to them.
On the business side,it will take us to a new systrophere,
But I stick by not for anything from70mill+/-..max 20mill
 
If we were to sign him it would have the potentially transformative for the club in terms of global profile and his playing ability. Alternatively, it could be the most expensive mistake we ever made and I really, honestly, don't know which outcome is more likely at the moment.
 
HelloCity said:
Really? We’re a shambles in the final third at the moment. At least compared to what we were.

He’s a better finisher than Aguero. He’s better in possession of the ball than Silva was at his peak. His passing isn’t far off De Bruyne’s either and his free kicks are better.

I’d have him alongside De Bruyne in midfield tbh but with the possibility of him playing a false 9 if needed.

Messi and De Bruyne feeding our front 3 would be fantastic to see.
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We have been a bit poor up front but with Gabby back from injury, Torres and Foden looking good That may soon change.
 
MCFC-Carl-88 said:
I wouldn’t expect him to come in and be scoring 50 goals and 30 assists but without a doubt he would make us a better team.

Using this seasons current stats is a bit unfair, there’s so many things going on that it’s almost impossible for him to perform at his best.

If you saw the Barca vs Betis game though you’ll see how much he can change a game. He came on and ran the show and won Barca the game, his passing and vision was incredible.
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I'm not saying he'd score 50, but he's definitely declining. £50mil + £500k+ a week in wages for someone who's very obviously getting worse. I still don't think he'd make us CL favourites, and after those 2 years are up, he's at NYCFC on a shedload. Just don't think it makes sense. Happy to be proven wrong, but it seems a very short-term roll of the dice.
 
Sir Joe Aguero said:
I'm not saying he'd score 50, but he's definitely declining. £50mil + £500k+ a week in wages for someone who's very obviously getting worse. I still don't think he'd make us CL favourites, and after those 2 years are up, he's at NYCFC on a shedload. Just don't think it makes sense. Happy to be proven wrong, but it seems a very short-term roll of the dice.
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I thought we established that he payed for himself? The money he brings in for us would be a lot more than he’d cost. Also I’d assume that if we buy him our higher ups will have seen that we can afford it
 
The1nvisibleMan said:
I thought we established that he payed for himself? The money he brings in for us would be a lot more than he’d cost. Also I’d assume that if we buy him our higher ups will have seen that we can afford it
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Last time I checked,I think we had 43 partnerships,that's just Manchester City,not CFG,fuck knows how many there is across the group.
I would think they would all like a slice of Messi,obviously at a cost.
I'm no finance or marketing expert,but I would guess the money he could bring in would be astronomical.
 
Sir Joe Aguero said:
I'm not saying he'd score 50, but he's definitely declining. £50mil + £500k+ a week in wages for someone who's very obviously getting worse. I still don't think he'd make us CL favourites, and after those 2 years are up, he's at NYCFC on a shedload. Just don't think it makes sense. Happy to be proven wrong, but it seems a very short-term roll of the dice.
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I think when city look at this deal they don’t see it as a City signing it’s a CFG signing.
They are playing 50 mill for a player that will be in the group for 5 years.

It’s impossible to say the impact be will have on the team, you Personally don’t think he will make us champions league favourites (Infact we have been favourites for the last 3 years) but pep might see a way of playing that will take us to another level with Messi in the side. Maybe he will just give the lads a boost and give us a feel good factor that means we put a run together. It’s easy to say he’s not the Messi of 5 years ago but He’s still Messi and he still can win you a game in a second.

We saw the coverage and media influence he would bring in The summer when every tweet about him leaving Barca was breaking records for most retweeted. He’s huge and would take us to another level, you’d see City/Messi merchandise in every shop you went in no matter where in the world you was.

He will improve the city team for two years then make New York the biggest club in America. A market that is still expanding.

The owners see value in the deal, they want it to happen and judging on how they have done so far in moving us forward over the past decade I’d trust them to be right.
 
If the financial benefits are so clear and obvious to us then it's also clear Barca will be counter offering Leo and some.
 
doobyedoobye said:
If the financial benefits are so clear and obvious to us then it's also clear Barca will be counter offering Leo and some.
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Yes but firstly they seem to be struggling financially at the minute and the whole Spanish League has taken a hit and they need to lower their wage bill. Also they need to rebuild their side to fit around him with limited finances whereas for us he’s the jewel in the crown that is like the final piece of the puzzle
 
The1nvisibleMan said:
Yes but firstly they seem to be struggling financially at the minute and the whole Spanish League has taken a hit and they need to lower their wage bill. Also they need to rebuild their side to fit around him with limited finances whereas for us he’s the jewel in the crown that is like the final piece of the puzzle
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They have offloaded quite a few players recently. Is their wage bill still such an issue?
 
doobyedoobye said:
They have offloaded quite a few players recently. Is their wage bill still such an issue?
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It’s not just that, it’s the fact he wants to leave and play in a team that’s capable of challenging. They don’t have the money to do that big of a rebuild
 
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