Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[Superace]

I didn't get that it's not happening from peps words then. He repeatedly mentioned we can't afford to pay for 2 players, we wouldn't be paying a fee for Messi. He said he didn't expect Messi to leave and he's not in our thoughts right now because of that. Doesn't mean he won't be in our thoughts going forward. Pep choose his words quite carefully there, sounded to me like Kane is dead in the water but Messi is an option.

I didn't get that it's not happening from peps words then. He repeatedly mentioned we can't afford to pay for 2 players, we wouldn't be paying a fee for Messi. He said he didn't expect Messi to leave and he's not in our thoughts right now because of that. Doesn't mean he won't be in our thoughts going forward. Pep choose his words quite carefully there, sounded to me like Kane is dead in the water but Messi is an option.

He said we are interested in Kane and we will try but its down to spurs to want to sell. He said as of now Messi not in our thoughts. Now we all know that can change, but how you got kane deal dead going for Messi from that I don't know lol.

 

[wolviedinho]

Messi does have a dilemma:

If he moves to City he will have the back room support and slotting into a team based on his Barcelona. He seems very family oriented so it may help him settle after the politics of Barca. The issues are moving to Manchester and playing in a tough league at 34.

Psg offer a different project but one he may want. A sort of semi retirement before heading to America with another champions league medal.

Hard decision. It all comes down to what his family want IMO.

 

[I'm Blue]

Dodgy bastards

 

[halfcenturyup]

sounds like we are not signing Messi sadly.

Correct. We are signing him with big smiley faces.

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

Uganda I have been to the source of the Nile

That’s one hell of a slope to the Med.

 

[mccity]

He said we are interested in Kane and we will try but its down to spurs to want to sell. He said as of now Messi not in our thoughts. Now we all know that can change, but how you got kane deal dead going for Messi from that I don't know lol.

Because people really want Messi, which is completely understandable given he's the greatest ever. So naturally you'd want to cling on to any hope you've got that it could happen. Because even someone who's against Messi knows that he's still the best on the planet, and probably will be until he's 45.

I wouldn't complain either way, but the evidence definitely isn't leaning towards us going for Messi over Kane right now.

 

[ninjamonkey]

He said we are interested in Kane and we will try but its down to spurs to want to sell. He said as of now Messi not in our thoughts. Now we all know that can change, but how you got kane deal dead going for Messi from that I don't know lol.

I got the Kane deal is dead from that because Pep literally said "if Tottenham don't want to negotiate then it is finished" there's been nothing whatsoever to suggest spurs want to negotiate. They want to keep him, and if they were to sell, we know from past experience it would be a levys price.

Add in the talk about us only being able to buy one player, a need to sell first and a subsequent comment about having no acceptable bids for the players who want to leave I don't know how anybody is coming out of that with anything remotely positive about Kane.

 

[Blue Note]

Pep has said in his own words that Messi is not in our plans. Looks PSG bound.

 

[I'm Blue]

i only want him to sign if we can ban any messi fanboys from bluemoon ,there's a few who still linger.

Long as we let one fangirl in : )

 

[LongsightM13]

Pep has said in his own words that Messi is not in our plans. Looks PSG bound.

He will stay at Barca. There will be a political carve up. We should steer well clear of once again playing Widow Twankee in the Messi pantomime

 

[thanatos]

Pep has said in his own words that Messi is not in our plans. Looks PSG bound.

Didn’t Pep say we wouldn’t spend 100M on a player? Not exactly inclined to believe what he says in these press conferences.

 

[Superace]

I got the Kane deal is dead from that because Pep literally said "if Tottenham don't want to negotiate then it is finished" there's been nothing whatsoever to suggest spurs want to negotiate. They want to keep him, and if they were to sell, we know from past experience it would be a levys price.

Add in the talk about us only being able to buy one player, a need to sell first and a subsequent comment about having no acceptable bids for the players who want to leave I don't know how anybody is coming out of that with anything remotely positive about Kane.

Bernardo will leave, Pep knows this but is not going to say it. He said we are going to try for kane but Tottenham might not want to sell, that's difficult yes, dead far from it. Only need 1 to leave due to squad room not cash.

 

[mrwhitenow]

Pep has said in his own words that Messi is not in our plans. Looks PSG bound.

He said that he's not in their plans at the moment, which is obviously true. That can change pretty easily. Besides, Messi needs to think about what he needs to do from now on. Who would have expected that Messi was going to leave Barcelona a day ago? Everyone expected him to stay there.

 

[Blue Note]

With Grealish coming in and having Foden too, do we really need to go all out to get him? Sure he would be a more than amazing addition but I think PSG will get him as they will pay anything.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Offer Messi £250k signing on fee and £25k a week wages.

Pep is waiting for you Lionel. You don’t need money. Come play Barca football in Beswick. You know it makes sense.

Then buy Kane.

 

[andyhinch]

Long as we let one fangirl in : )

I’m more hoping she lets me in ;-)

 

[Kinkladze 1]

He’s a real shit house if he chooses to go to that wank French league instead of re-uniting with Pep in a proper league. They may be able to pay more but to someone like him how can it possibly matter.?

 

[bobmcfc]

Dodgy bastards

He was the only one still saying everything was fine with the renewal whist everyone else was saying it had fell to bits. Guy is a fucking chancer

 

[Pollocks OG]

From Peps presser, I'm starting to think it's more and more unlikely we will be shelling out another £120/130 million plus on Kane.

and more and more likely we'd rather do some shrewd business by getting rid of a couple, freeing up some salary space and signing a little Argentine magician on a free transfer.

 

[sir baconface]

Not sure why anyone gives credence to a PR-savvy manager‘s public statements in circumstances such as these. He’s no more/less likely to talk up Kane’s price than to fluff the Messi wannahaves. I’d read nothing into his comments.