Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[raghavk]

Lets have a City vs Barcelona, winner gets Messi.

 

[wattle]

There’s some flapping on here... it’s almost certainly a tactic by Messi and his team. They ask to leave and Barca behave unreasonably- demanding €700m. The most obvious tactic - which is the one they have employed is to say okay I’ll stay, I won’t sign an extension but if you want I’ll sit here until June, I’m unhappy, you’ve irreparably damaged our relationship but you can pay me until the end of June and I’ll sign a pre contract with City in January. The ball is now in Barca’s court - pay close to £50m in wages etc to an uncommitted player who is going to undermine the Board, the fans are upset at the way a legend has been treated and this will be a long slow painful separation that will end any hopes of reelection. OR accept its over and try to get any sort of fee for him and start the rebuilding process and move on. There’s a few twists and turns to this drama yet and I really don’t think Messi sitting tight plays to anyone’s agenda.

Totally agree. Pretty much what I said on the other thread - but you said it so much better than I did ;)

 

[wattle]

Lets have a City vs Barcelona, winner gets Messi.

Fine but he’s no allowed to play for them

 

[thismustbetheplace]

 

[FCBarca]

Maybe the 360 will be applicable after all

 

[Phil1]

Looks like Pep flying over to beg Messi to stay has worked.
#Pepout

Looks like Pep flying over to beg Messi to leave has worked.
#Pepin

 

[Neville Kneville]

I still have this lingering impression all of this from Bartomeu is a rouse, to back Leo into a corner and then have leverage in negotiations with City. Because at the end of the day (Once he's dumped Rakitic, Vidal, Umtiti & Suarez effectively for free), he has to balance the books with a big sale or face an indictment & possible prison

I do wonder if this saga will yet again change course

I honestly don't understand why Barca would want to keep Messi now.

I could understand it, if he'd said fuck all, but he's given them a perfect opportunity to get his wages off the books & start to build a new team. Every team has to rebuild & he's actually given the President an easy way to start it off.

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

So if Papa messi replies ‘ nah mate, he’s had enough of those cunts and is moving to gorton’, then that’s irrefutable evidence.... the video is to a chasing pack of dogs, you throw them a bone now and again!

Who hasn't said that at least once in his life?

 

[@BluePhil8]

Get this man a pint

The belief the general public have in the media is so misplaced. Yes, nearly every major Spanish outlet has been duped by a misquote in the subtitles. Amazing.

One random bloke on Reddit was able to debunk this before any media picked up on it. Crazy.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Lets have a City vs Barcelona, winner gets Messi.

Garcia plays for them & every goal we score adds 10 mil to his price