Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[cjn]

Has your source heard what dinner his dad ate today?

Little early in Spain for that mate. Give me seven hours or so.

 

[TCIB]

Heard Messi has decided to stay for 1 more year.

This is actually a bad thing for my club. I can't see him being motivated. I have no doubt he's being forced to stay. And Koeman won't put up with a sulking Messi.

This is about to be our worst season in quite some time.

You heard wrong bud. All of that stems from a Spanish reporter misunderstanding or not hearing the reply correctly. When asked "Are you looking at ways for messi to stay" he replied "no se" and not "si".

 

[waspish]

Wonder if it’s the video Messi recorded will be shown when they say Messi will speak soon?

If he is staying and doesn’t sign a new contract I’d say fair enough we negotiate a deal in January and have him for next season.

If he signs an extension All that ringing Pep saying I need you I want to leave and play for Manchester City makes him look a bit of a softarse.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Did you hear that from lad that robbed the chippy outside of Anfield?

 

[DontLookBackInAnger]

I must have watched the video of Jorge a Messi 5-6 times and when asked if the are considering staying and when he answers I hear yes. This is in line with reports that arrived yesterday After the Argentinian journalist said he would kill the situation today and was 90 % certain he would stay. Now Messi has leaked that he will speak today.

At this juncture my overall stance is that Messi was poorly advised by the attorneys at CuatreCasas and he led on City only to discover that their interpretation on the contract was a hard stretch from reality.

If he stays at Barcelona I still think he won’t be able to turn down the city deal for next year, however I’m not so sure city will still be interested when he arrives at the age of 34 years.

Messi might well have been poorly advised but he might well have believed them, that doesn't mean that he led City on he might well have in totally good faith said "I want to join" simply because it might not be the case that things are how he believed doesn't mean that he acted in bad faith.

 

[Dobsy]

If he made all this worldwide fuss, sending a burofax, wanting out, ignoring training, his dad flying across the globe to defend his case asking Barca to let him leave, and the day after say ”OK I’ll stay”.

He would look like a complete moron not only to the world but to his club.
It would look like a child finally realizing he’s not getting his way.

I hope he announces he will take them to court or it’s a goodbye message to the fans.

Messi announcing he’ll stay is the least likely scenario, I believe.

At the least I can only see him saying he'll stay but he is doing so under duress and is deeply unhappy.

 

[vincent]

Back to 2/1 with Skybet.

 

[JoshH7611]

If he made all this worldwide fuss, sending a burofax, wanting out, ignoring training, his dad flying across the globe to defend his case asking Barca to let him leave, and the day after say ”OK I’ll stay”.

He would look like a complete moron not only to the world but to his club.
It would look like a child finally realizing he’s not getting his way.

I hope he announces he will take them to court or it’s a goodbye message to the fans.

Messi announcing he’ll stay is the least likely scenario, I believe.

I actually believe this. For Messi to make a statement claiming he's made up his mind is good news for us.

It looks like he's leaving. He would look like a fool to come out and say "I'm staying for one more season".

 

[skyblues]

At the least I can only see him saying he'll stay but he is doing so under duress and is deeply unhappy.

Why would he go public announce he’s staying? Just show up to training and let Koeman answer any questions in a press conference. Doesn’t make sense.

 

[barcelonafcfan]

You heard wrong bud. All of that stems from a Spanish reporter misunderstanding or not hearing the reply correctly. When asked "Are you looking at ways for messi to stay" he replied "no se" and not "si".

Not talking about that source.