Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[Tevez City]

Whilst he’s arguably the best player ever, I find it hard to believe we’d be willing to pay over £100m for a 33 year old.

Would you pay 80m for Koulibaly or 100 for Messi ?

 

[Coatigan]

Already down from 220m. down from 700m. Next stop, 50m and we can talk.

 

[cleavers]

2 jumbo cod and 2 large chips? You"ll get change from a £20 note.

Depends where you live !

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Would you pay 80m for Koulibaly or 100 for Messi ?

90m for Maguire?

 

[Manc in London]

Apologies if someone has made this point (CBA reading the whole thread) but if Messi joins God's own, and you consider Barca are shifting players out (such as, Sanchez), they are going to have a lot of money to play with so maybe they sign Sancho. Thus, ensuring he does not go to United. That would be hilarious.

 

[supersonicblue]

Sergio has removed the number 10 from his Instagram, I wonder if that shows he would give Messi 10

 

[Invisible_Goat]

Verified twitter accounts reporting City are in a good position to sign Messi:

- Rodrigo Faez and Moillorens (ESPN correspondence on Barcelona)

Guardiola and Messi spoke on the phone last week to discuss the possibility of Messi making a move to Man City this summer

Man City are weighing up offering Lionel Messi a long-term contract that would see him move to partner club NYCFC after three years in the Premier League

Marcelo Belcher (Barca journalist who first broke the Neymar transfer)

Lionel Messi wants to play for City

Martin Bajkowski (Manchester evening news)

Messi to City, then? It has arguably never been more likely, but there are enough obstacles still to suggest it is still a long way from looking likely

Guillem Balague (Journalist)

Yes, City could be the destination. But it is too early to say it will certainly be. @lequipe say his morning PSG is out of the equation and the club suggests that to be the case. But it is more a "wait and see" than a definitive no. Inter is exactly the same. And there are more

- Martyn Ziegler (reporter for the times)

Man City have been working for more than a week to try to pull off deal to sign Messi and are seen as frontrunners:

Manchester City have been working for more than a week to try to pull off the biggest transfer coup that English football has ever seen by signing Lionel Messi, according to sources, but they face major financial hurdles

 

[Tevez City]

It seems it will be the longest summer EVER

 

[bluethrunthru]

Verified twitter accounts reporting City are in a good position to sign Messi:

- Rodrigo Faez and Moillorens (ESPN correspondence on Barcelona)

Guardiola and Messi spoke on the phone last week to discuss the possibility of Messi making a move to Man City this summer

Man City are weighing up offering Lionel Messi a long-term contract that would see him move to partner club NYCFC after three years in the Premier League

Marcelo Belcher (Barca journalist who first broke the Neymar transfer)

Lionel Messi wants to play for City

Martin Bajkowski (Manchester evening news)

Messi to City, then? It has arguably never been more likely, but there are enough obstacles still to suggest it is still a long way from looking likely

Guillem Balague (Journalist)

Yes, City could be the destination. But it is too early to say it will certainly be. @lequipe say his morning PSG is out of the equation and the club suggests that to be the case. But it is more a "wait and see" than a definitive no. Inter is exactly the same. And there are more

- Martyn Ziegler (reporter for the times)

Man City have been working for more than a week to try to pull off deal to sign Messi and are seen as frontrunners:

Manchester City have been working for more than a week to try to pull off the biggest transfer coup that English football has ever seen by signing Lionel Messi, according to sources, but they face major financial hurdles

That is all true except the reference to it happening this summer.............we are not having a 'kin summer!!! Even by UK standards its been shit - they had better tell Messi this is autumn or he'll do us under the Trades Descriptions Act

 

[sir baconface]

I would have thought Messi would have had it looked into before declaring he wanted out

Doesn’t mean he‘s had a definitive legal opinion though - and I suspect none Is forthcoming. Declaring he wants out isn’t predicated on legalities. It reflects his feelings and ramps up the pressure on Barcelona FC.