Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

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kaz7 said:
Does the guy that won the election mean anything in regards to the shortarse and his decision ?
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Messi supported him but at the end of the day, if it is down to a legitimate sporting decision then Messi needs to leave.

Nobody knows how Barca can get out of the mess they are in, they are financially snowed under.
 
BillyShears said:
For me this deal has always been about Pep. No-one else. Messi coming IMO will simply be about him wanting that final footballing flourish. If for whatever reason that doesn't happen and he stays in Barcelona, I just don't see how Laporta can pull it off, and I don't see why City wouldn't at that point hand Kun a new deal.
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I think this is the best of several first rate posts that you've contributed today, Billy. I have no knowledge of the situation so I can only base my con clusions on circumstantial evidence but I don't see that Sunday's election has changed the brutal facts of Barca's plight. Laporta may be a grade one kinda guy and Messi may well have voted for him and wish him well but he is approaching the end of his career and will want more than a palatable president and a buzz about PSG that may be destroyed ruthlessly and conclusively in 24 hours to tie himself to a skeleton the best part of a billion in debt, under pressure to slash its wage bill and satisfy La Liga that it can do this. I can't read his mind but the temptation to link up again with Pep and go out with a two year extravaganza of trophies must really be making itself felt. And I don't share the belief that Barca will never face the consequences of falling foul of FFP.
 
wolviedinho said:
Why would Barca want Sergio when they deemed Suarez too old? Sergio does seem to have 1 foot out the door. Pep won’t play him and is deflecting onto his injuries when asked why. I hope he has a final moment left this season befitting his status at the club.
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Because Sergio is three or four times the player Suarez was.
Im a middle aged man these days and I shall shed a tear when the day comes to say Adios to Sergio. It doesn’t bear thinking about but whatever is best for Sergio. The man is a God amongst men.
 
Kazzydeyna said:
Because Sergio is three or four times the player Suarez was.
Im a middle aged man these days and I shall shed a tear when the day comes to say Adios to Sergio. It doesn’t bear thinking about but whatever is best for Sergio. The man is a God amongst men.
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I too will shed a tear when he leaves.

But he is certainly not three or four times the player suarez is, or was. Unfortunately.

A great player, our player, and our legend.
 
Kazzydeyna said:
Because Sergio is three or four times the player Suarez was.
Im a middle aged man these days and I shall shed a tear when the day comes to say Adios to Sergio. It doesn’t bear thinking about but whatever is best for Sergio. The man is a God amongst men.
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On that point, what would you say classifies as “middle aged”? 36-59 do you think?
 
jrb said:
Nail on the head. MLS. New York City?

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

Both clubs have crunched the numbers. And they will have approached various sponsors to see if they are willing to fund a %age of Messi's wages. Also with an eye on FFP.

Just out of interest, do you know what the prize money for winning Ligue 1 is? Can't find it anywhere. I'm normally pretty good at finding stuff on the interweb.

Thanks.
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rmcsport.bfmtv.com

Ligue 1: Combien rapporte chaque place au classement final

Une prime de classement est versée aux clubs en fonction de leur place en fin de saison. Le détail de la répartition n'est plus communiqué par les instances, mais données connues montrent que les écarts peuvent être non-négligeables. De quoi rendre alléchantes les deux dernières journées de Ligue 1.
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The organism presiding the "league" called LFP doesn't give the numbers anymore but it can be guessed from the DNCG (organism monitoring the account of the clubs and giving the authorization to play in the various leagues if debt is covered by owners) report.

In 2019, it was said you'd be getting around 19,2 millions for finishing first, excluding all the other factors like the TV rights. If you add all the factors, that year PSG had gotten a lil' bit less than 60 millions (59,8).

www.footmercato.net

Ligue 1 : la répartition des droits télés 2018/2019

Ça y est, les chiffres de la répartition des droits télé sont tombés ce samedi. Le PSG est largement en tête, touchant même plus que la saison pa (...) - Footmercato
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tolmie's hairdoo said:
Sergio is already a very rich man and I was told two months ago by someone very close to him that Barca were deadly serious.

It would make sense on a number of fronts, certainly the asking for a bigger signing on fee, which then could easily be spread across the lifetime of his deal to make it more affordable for Barca in terms of cash flow?

Say Sergio wants £15m signing fee, they could pay him £5m straight away, then tranches of £5m over the next couple of seasons.

United did something similar with Sanchez.

As I say, he's a very rich man and I'm sure he would rather agree £150k a week at somewhere like Barca and not spite his face.

It ticks all the boxes for him, from both an ego and lifestyle option.

I would be delighted for him.

We could then welcome both Sergio and Dave back for a joint goodbye testimonial.
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exactly how does that benefit us unless we are acutally 100% on getting a top class replacement.....Jesus has continuously failed to show he is at the level required as a goal scorer
 
surely it would be daft forSergio to go there....they are not going to be contending for much other than the spannish title.....bit of a come down int he last couple of yrs of his career and as others have said it aint about money
 
simon23 said:
exactly how does that benefit us unless we are acutally 100% on getting a top class replacement.....Jesus has continuously failed to show he is at the level required as a goal scorer
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I don’t think we’d not bother to tie him down if we couldn’t get a replacement. I’m sure it’s all being worked on
 
simon23 said:
exactly how does that benefit us unless we are acutally 100% on getting a top class replacement.....Jesus has continuously failed to show he is at the level required as a goal scorer
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i agree

if aguero is leaving then it must have already been put to him we have a world class striker coming in the summer
also means the messi deal is off and city are going back to type with a young player with 10 years in his locker

aguero will be treaded like a god and like silva and kompany all 3 will be written and talked about for years to come what they did for manchester city in less than 10 years was outstanding and maybe never will be repeated
 
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