Messi.....

[nixmith2]

Apparently stalling on a new contract.

Is he all that?

 

[abu13]

Too ld for the fee it would take to get him here, will be past his prim.

 

[kaz7]

Oh joy another messi thread

 

[HelloCity]

Has scored the most goals and has the most assists in 2016.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

If he was genuinely for sale we would be in for him

 

[aguero93:20]

Too ld for the fee it would take to get him here, will be past his prim.

Que?

 

[remember arthur mann]

Apparently stalling on a new contract.

Is he all that?

Message from Messi.....

 

[TCIB]

Marde arsed twat, also as noted already the fee would be eye watering, we would have a bit of his prime though, but then the decline all to soon after (possibly). If someone said he will adapt and have a long shelf life though i would find it hard to argue against that. We have also gone pretty far down river with this squad and setup already, he would change everything and i am curious to how the current dynamic will do in general tbh, that may sound daft to sum i admit.

 

[george22]

Oh dear
Messi for a mere 350 million?

 

[aguero93:20]

Oh dear
Messi for a mere 350 million?

Hang on til the sheikh checks the jeans he wore out last night.

 

[Bill]

worth whatever it takes just to hurt the rags and the rag cock sucking media.

 

[malg]

worth whatever it takes just to hurt the rags and the rag cock sucking media.

Oh my life there would be a fucking meltdown. Riots on Fleet Street......

 

[KCblue]

Technically, there would be no fee (at least to Barcelona) as his contract is up in 2018. Messi on a free is unbelievable to think about but if he got down to 12 months left I think Barcelona would be forced to sell him so that they avoid not making anything off the best player in the world. So what would Lionel Messi cost next summer?

 

[lee_wsm]

120 million

 

[MillisleBlue]

Nailed on he'll get injured in his first game for us...

 

[citytill1die84]

Messi wants another pay rise...........

...... Gets linked with City.

Same shit every transfer window it's boring now.

Will never happen.

 

[hihosilva]

Technically, there would be no fee (at least to Barcelona) as his contract is up in 2018. Messi on a free is unbelievable to think about but if he got down to 12 months left I think Barcelona would be forced to sell him so that they avoid not making anything off the best player in the world. So what would Lionel Messi cost next summer?

£150 Transfer
£500.000 pw
5yr contract

Total £270 mil deal your looking at.

 

[mad zab]

Isn't he able to buy out the last year of his contract under the Webster ruling?

I found this:

Article 17 of FIFA's Regulations for the Status and Transfer of Players is entitled "Consequences of Terminating a Contract Without Just Cause", and is the fifth article of Chapter IV, "Maintenance of Contractual Stability between Professionals and Clubs". It outlines the provisions which apply if a contract is terminated without just cause, and the requirement for the party in breach to pay compensation.[9] Specifically, it states that any player who signed a contract before the age of 28 can buy himself out of the contract three years after the deal was signed. If he is 28 or older the time limit is shortened to two years.[10][11] Article 17 was introduced in December 2004, with effect from 1 July 2005.[12]

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

£150 Transfer
£500.000 pw
5yr contract

Total £270 mil deal your looking at.

I think we might have to pay a tad more than £150! But he's not on £500k a week as I think his basic is about half that (£13m a year). The rest he gets from commercial deals. much like Rooney. But we could also bring in something like £50m a year in additional commercial income so effectively it's a nil cost deal.

 

[waspish]

Dont want him he is a lazy fucker and pushing on 30.

Commercially though a no brainer.