It's Quiet thread 14 - 'do one' edition

[manimanc]

The talking, the negotiating is already over.

There is nothing left to determine from either side in terms of his willingness to join and our willingness to pay him what he requires.

Messi isn't flinching by the sounds of it.

Fuck.
Me.
Sideways.

Isn't flinching as in he's still hellbent on leaving Barca and come to us?

My god I don't think my head can take much more.

Would you say it's safe to get the dancing gifs out tolm?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Do you know what his reasoning is for not wanting to sign for us? I know he has links to OGS but would not have thought this would result in him ruling out us.

Nope. He had plenty of options on the table though.

 

[razman]

By my reckoning, we have already cleared the best part of £400k a week from the wage bill following the departures of Dave, Bravo and Sane.

Ake and Torres will be on nowhere near Dave and Bravo monies.

In addition, Vinny was on £200k a week and that void hasn't been filled.

Toure was on a similar amount and it's not a stretch to suggest we won't need much additional cash to meet Messi's wages.

Even factoring in Rodri and Cancelo wages, we must currently be up at least £300k a week in wiggle room, with potential sales to come and another big earner in Fern to leave next summer.

Added to new sponsorships and uplifts, I don't see it impacting the impending rises for Sterling and De Bruyne.

And the ridiculous 150m euros being briefed by Spanish journos?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Fuck.
Me.
Sideways.

Isn't flinching as in he's still hellbent on leaving Barca and come to us?

My god I don't think my head can take much more.

Would you say it's safe to get the dancing gifs out tolm?

Probably safety dance just in case ;)

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

And the ridiculous 150m euros being briefed by Spanish journos?

As a fee or wages?

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

As a fee or wages?

fee.

 

[razman]

As a fee or wages?

Transfer fee

 

[pudge]

sure, till he pulls what he's been pulling at Barca for the past 5 years.

Don't think you understand what said payments are for

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

fee.

Clearly Barca posturing. Madrid only got £100m for fake Ronaldo in similar circumstances.

The more money Messi saves us, the more he gets in his own pocket.

You can see why leaving for free would probably be a motivation!!

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Don't think you understand what said payments are for

I'm glad we have a better relationship and willingness to pay off Messi's family than say we did with Hazard's etc.