Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[Nick L]

Obvious regarding the report . He aren't coming and we need rebuild

Spot on close and lock thread

 

[Phil1]

Seems people are mistaking a player who is deeply unhappy with a player who's deteriorated.
Sometimes, regardless of what walk of life it involves, a change of scenery is all it takes to invigorate yourself.
I've no doubts at all if he joined us we would see a completely different Messi to the one who's stuck at Barcelona right now.

 

[Phil1]

Spot on close and lock thread

We don't close threads just because a needy poster requests it.

 

[Keeper!]

She is la liga presenter in the UK

Who is saying city have closed the door on signing messi

Let's hope it's true

 

[Sir Joe Aguero]

Seems people are mistaking a player who is deeply unhappy with a player who's deteriorated.
Sometimes, regardless of what walk of life it involves, a change of scenery is all it takes to invigorate yourself.
I've no doubts at all if he joined us we would see a completely different Messi to the one who's stuck at Barcelona right now.

And sometimes age catches up with you. It’s natural. People said the same about Sanchez, just a bad patch of form, he’s fed up of Arsenal, and he became one of the biggest wastes of money in the league. Don’t forget Messi has played over 1000 top flight games, been the main man for most of them, and had the shit kicked out of him for 17 years.

 

[Keeper!]

Get Little Alf, give the fat pizza dude the cut he wants and we have a striker that could be our legend for the next 10 years

 

[BlueMonkey79]

We don't need Messi. We need 4 or 5 young hungry talented players to replace, Mahrez, Bernado, Rodri, Aguero and Gundogan.

Also probably a keeper that can make saves...

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

Get Little Alf, give the fat pizza dude the cut he wants and we have a striker that could be our legend for the next 10 years

Have we got £200m to spend on one player?

 

[Keeper!]

And sometimes age catches up with you. It’s natural. People said the same about Sanchez, just a bad patch of form, he’s fed up of Arsenal, and he became one of the biggest wastes of money in the league. Don’t forget Messi has played over 1000 top flight games, been the main man for most of them, and had the shit kicked out of him for 17 years.

You can't just turn form on and off, especially at 34 years old, the Sanchez scenario is so true.

Ronaldo has twice the level of fitness compared with Messi, but this season father time has even caught up with him.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Have we got £200m to spend on one player?

He has a buy out clause of 60m

 

[Keeper!]

Have we got £200m to spend on one player?

we have 500k a week to give Messi, "special money" so why not, little Alf would give far better value and also have a continuing increasing asset.

 

[BlueCityfan]

I genuinely think that Pep means it when he says he wants Messi to stay at Barcelona. Someone already mentioned this, but our team would have to up it's work rate a lot more to compensate for Messi's lack of work rate.

That's the last thing this team needs.

 

[Keeper!]

He has a buy out clause of 60m

plus wages and agent fee

 

[Ashleymcduff]

Using this logic De Bruyne is just an average midfielder.

Based on this season he is yeah. Reputation doesn’t get you anywhere in football nowadays . We’ve had a bang average Bernardo for 2 seasons as a passenger when he should be no where near the team

 

[Phil1]

And sometimes age catches up with you. It’s natural. People said the same about Sanchez, just a bad patch of form, he’s fed up of Arsenal, and he became one of the biggest wastes of money in the league. Don’t forget Messi has played over 1000 top flight games, been the main man for most of them, and had the shit kicked out of him for 17 years.

Similar to the poster who tried to equate our signing of Weah to Messi, it's fuck all similar at all.
One is the greatest player to have kicked a ball and is still arguably the best about, the other, well, isn't.

 

[Keeper!]

Similar to the poster who tried to equate our signing of Weah to Messi, it's fuck all similar at all.
One is the greatest player to have kicked a ball and is still arguably the best about, the other, well, isn't.

He was one of the greats (Messi) but is in decline, as posters have said earlier, the guy has a lot of mileage in those little legs.

And if he did turn up here, I would insist he gave up all international commitments for starters.

 

[razman]

Let's hope it's true

lol. I would like him to still come , but at max in Jan. Hardly a month away due to the unique nature of the season due to the pandemic.

Summer is no use.

 

[Delphinho]

Such as?
Don’t say Felix, Sancho, Mbappe or Haaland, not a single one of them has ever remotely been interested in signing for us. Never mind in January.

Never mind the question of, are we in a position to be trying young players to see if they will make it? We are in the bottom half of the table and going backwards quickly.

I’ve always liked Leon Bailey. He’s a good friend of Sterling as well. 4 goals and 4 assists in 10 games so far this season. Quick, skillful, left footed and can play on both sides. I would replace him with Mahrez any day of the week. Torres on the left, Sterling on the right and Bailey being a backup who can play on both sides. Palmer could also do a job of course

Mahrez, Dinho (contract expiring) and Mendy to be replaced with Bailey, Theo Hernandez and one of D.Luiz/Zakaria/Bennacer would be my ideal summer window

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

He has a buy out clause of 60m

Which becomes active in 2022.

 

[mat]