I’d like to think we would have handled it with more decorum. The way we treated Zab, Vinny and Merlin was exemplary. However, those guys were greatly diminished assets in comparison with Messi. I believe 700 mill is an opening position in the hope of achieving a much lower, but still substantial, figure from a European rival with deep pockets.
I’m not applauding Barça, Morally, end of May meant “end of season“. But in a dog eat dog world, it’s easy to see where they are coming from.
I think by the sounds of it, that’s what Messi is hoping. He’s contract says at the end of every season he can leave if he chooses, now he actually wants to they don’t want to let him.I can’t see how it helps anyone to sour the relationship possibly beyond repair. They’ll want him associated with the club in the future surely. Just let the man leave on his own terms. He’s 33 and he absolutely deserves it.
And if Sergio left on a free to join the dippers or rags?Yes.
If sergio asked to leave, I would accept it and wish him my thanks amd all the best for his 10 years loyal service.
Whether he was tapped up would irrelevant and academic, he has earn't the right to ask to leave when he wants to now.
Also this is different, Messi has asked them to honour an agreement and let him leave, considering the last decade and his contribution to them the club and his loyalty to them, to turn on him is very much in the rags/scouse attitude
And if Sergio left to join the dippers or rags?
I‘d be surprised if we didn‘t have gentlemen’s agreements in place with our departing heroes that they don‘t join rival/hostile clubs.
Just had a thought about this, if we were to bring in a left back would it be possible that Zinchenko could be a back up in midfield? I know people at the club like him and he seems a good lad and it might be a good way to play him somewhere more familiar to him
I think our departing heroes wouldn't go anywhere near those two shitstain clubs, no need to have a gentleman's agreement.And if Sergio left on a free to join the dippers or rags?
I‘d be surprised if we didn‘t have gentlemen’s agreements in place with our departing heroes that they don‘t join rival/hostile clubs.
It's not your money is it?
I don't think they would if honest anyway.
I do think we have an agrrement that when they wish to go we will let them like we have with Zabba and Silva and never really pushed them to remain, we could ahve cashed in even when they had a year left if we wanted to be greedy like Barca but instead allowed them to leave at the end for free.
Yes, I think our position with these guys was exemplary...and well placed in their cases.I think our departing heroes wouldn't go anywhere near those two shitstain clubs, no need to have a gentleman's agreement.
Is Ezzy now a busted flush??!!
Agree about the mediocre players but that was before the covid issue.
Messi is still the best but he's not superhuman, he is 33.
Realistically how long could he remain the best, in the premier league? 2 seasons tops?
If so, 100m plus players is far too great a sum, especially with wages on top and with 12 months remaining on his contract (not forgetting the can go free at the end of the season clause)