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They could very well turn up and say that FFP would not applicable for 5 years henceforth for anyone buying a football club in the future but existing ones however, will have to stick to it. I agree they won't be able to hamstring us in this transfer window as well as say, 5 years into the...

Oh well, that would be one way of pulling it off then. Do we know when is FFP going to be relaxed? No. Do we know to what extent is it going to be relaxed? No. And trusting Platini to do what he does best, he would make sure of there being some sort of condition or the other that would...

If he didn't want to go there then he'd stay where he is. Either that or takes one hell of a pay cut to go somewhere else because no other club can really afford him with FFP around. Well except for Real Madrid, but I think he wouldn't get to leave Catalonia in one piece if he decided to go there.

Would the transfer window be open on that day? I'm mentioning FFP only in the context of the club that buys him, gets banned from Europe. If that was a possibility, surely he would think about it because he'd miss out on Champions League football. And as far as UEFA not banning Messi's club...

If you were Messi and wanted to move to the Premier League, and United would be the only ones triggering your release clause and matching your wage demands without risking failure of FFP, would it matter to you if you really wanted to go to United or not?

I have watched it, JMW. Even if we're clear of FFP, does it mean we are capable of spending THAT kind of money without failing it again? Potentially £68 million per year on ONE player! We can either sign Messi alone or we could address the weaknesses in our team. I don't see us doing both AND...

Not at all! Adidas don't have the veto on Messi's transfer. Do we have the money to pay his release clause AND wages? Yes we do! But with the sword of FFP hanging, will we be able to pay that money and get away with it? I hardly doubt it. All my posts have been about which club realistically has...

But you're probably right. I may have over simplified it. But my point still stands. We can debate about the number of pounds that Nike earns out of it but we cannot deny or disagree that Nike does earn a good chunk of money because of selling his name on the back of Barcelona's shirts alone.

I did try to justify it in my previous post. But here, i'll quote it again: "So why wouldn't Nike be interested you might ask? Investing in Messi's transfer wouldn't result in any additional income for Nike but it would do so for Adidas. Wouldn't Nike be interested in preserving that income...

There was no disagreement to begin with regarding that.

It doesn't say so anywhere but Adidas are Messi's sponsors and that's why they're talked about having a part to play in his transfer. From whatever little I am capable of understanding, it could be because a big maximum of Barcelona's jerseys sell with Messi's name on their back which generates...

They don't but as of now, UEFA does. No matter how little they care about it, UEFA will sanction them with all sorts of stuff if they fall foul again. It makes my point relevant in the sense Messi could be linked to all sorts of clubs under the big blue heaven but there are only a certain...

And also the fact that they would fall foul of the FFP again.

How about I throw in Jackson along with him too xD I dont know. That place looks the most probable to land him. Unless we go back to pre- FFP years, in spite of its relaxation, Platini will make sure some sort of condition or the other will still be there that stops us from spending that kind of...

Would give Durham a proper run for his money, dont you think? =D

Doubt he'll get to play much football or win any medals there though.

Maybe. But then everytime rumors of Messi leaving Barcelona have come up, they've been of him going to an Adidas sponsored club. And there are only a small number of such clubs who could afford his transfer fee and his wages. United and Chelsea happen to be those clubs in the Premier League...

As far as I know, his father is the one who does his taxes. Messi himself might not even have been aware of what his father was doing but then its his money after all so he will be held responsible for it. On a side note, he may well move out of Barcelona to avoid prison. In such a case, United...

I'll try looking for a channel on TuneIn radio or else it looks like I'll have to follow the match here!

Haha! He does bear a striking resemblance to Hugh Laurie with his beard, doesn't he?