@tolmie's hairdoo Has your contact gave you any indication as to whether todays announcement was expected or a shock?
And......are you hinting at THIS window still?
that imo is crucial info, was City aware of the video interview's content, and if this will be published today?
I would assume no based on tolmie's sources.
It was really a poker game.
Messi really had here is the word of Bartomeu instead of legal proof in contract he could leave for free without a courtroom fight.
He tried to make bets earlier street (with the fax, with missing training, with getting Jorge over from Rosario) but Bartomeu was calling all the bets, then on the river Bartomeu with having even weaker hands than Messi if it goes to showdown (court), him and Tebas made a huge bluff with the 700 euro still valid and no other way for him to leave, then Jorge and Messi say I know you dont have better hand than me sort of message (statement about contract today), but then with the video interview published Messi camp decided fold the hand and the pot went to Bartomeu.