Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[Dr Jacoby]

What’s tribal football saying?

 

[hateutd]

The best signing,but just for a couple of years....Till Pep leaves the club... What trophies will win till then, with Messi?

 

[Invisible_Goat]

Barcelona are a joke, they remind me of that desperate girlfriend you dump who just can’t let go. In a frantic last attempt she makes up that she’s pregnant to get you to stay or to stall the situation so you reconsider. When really, you’ve already been talking to a much better looking, much more fun, younger bird. Who you’ve heard is absolutely cracking in bed.
All you want is your ex to F**k off out of your life for good and let you go. You know she ain’t pregnant, she’s just a desperate psycho.
That’s Messi’s situation with Barca right now.

 

[leo_city]

Give half off of the squad away and be left with a team full of 30+ year olds that need replacing in 1-3 years, surely not a recipe for disaster.

KDB is the only player in this squad who will be tough to replace and that's in 4-5 years time. The rest of the squad is fairly young.

Gündogan is replaceable, we are already looking for someone to come in after Aguero goes, we look great for the future if anything, I can understand the depth issue with selling Jesus, being left with just 1 striker and plenty of false 9s, but age isn't an issue imo.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Give half off of the squad away and be left with a team full of 30+ year olds that need replacing in 1-3 years, surely not a recipe for disaster.

What on earth are you talking about?

 

[BlueBas]

This doesn't bode well for the leave on a free route. There may be more to it than these guys haven't thought of but it looks a minefield City would be mad to get involved in.

Looks like if it will happen, it will be a fee or fee plus players.

Q&A: How strong is Messi’s legal case? Could he be banned or forced to pay €700m?

The Athletic has spoken to Spanish legal experts to better understand what could be the most jaw-dropping legal case in football history

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This from the same online rag that had us hung drawn and quartered for FFP violations! Not worth the paper it's not written on!

 

[flb]

What on earth are you talking about?

Magic mushrooms are bad shit

 

[Marvin]

I always thought players after a certain age could buy their last year of a contact out abroad, what’s Messi on a year roughly? £60m ish?

I've heard people say £100m a year allowing for bonuses and image rights but I wouldn't know other than what gets mentioned online. I don't understand where he stands contractually. I watched an interview with Balague yesterday where he said he had spoke to 5 different people about Messi's contract / release clause and they all had different opinions on what it meant. Surely if he could buy himself out then these experts would know? It does seem that players like Herrera have used this to transfer from this club, and yet if it was open to Messi, why hasn't it been mentioned. if it was possible, I think teams like Real madrid would have a complete field day. they could do what they want.

 

[BlueRockape]

A question not assumption.

Doesnt he do advertising for Nike Emirates and a lot more.
Does anybody think this could be a problem or asset ?

 

[blueparrot]

KDB is the only player in this squad who will be tough to replace and that's in 4-5 years time. The rest of the squad is fairly young.

Gündogan is replaceable, we are already looking for someone to come in after Aguero goes, we look great for the future if anything, I can understand the depth issue with selling Jesus, being left with just 1 striker and plenty of false 9s, but age isn't an issue imo.

Agree, but Tolmie reckons Messi has no impact on out other signings,he was expecting 3 more which may include a forward we thought was to replace Aguero next year might be to replace Jesus this. Who knows, I would prefer to keep Jesus though.