Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Well I'm hopeful Paul Stewart completes his return and Geoff Thomas finishes the last leg of his walk from Wolverhampton, somebody tell him we've moved Grounds.

I'm still not fully over the Paul Stewart transfer I don't think. The only transfer I can remember being more gutted about was Shauny to Chelsea. Not getting Messi, if he doesn't come, doesn't come close to either of those in terms of disappointment levels.

 

[Ric]

I have given up , i had to be persuaded to get carried away this time

Yeah, I’m sceptical that it will happen but I certainly don’t think he has misled us though, as you claimed. I think he’s done his best to force a transfer, but has reluctantly accepted that he will have to wait a year.

 

[GRB]

I have spent so many hrs reading this thread.

meh.

 

[kaz7]

Not from me, I think next summer is too late...

So do i ,today was the day

 

[dadv1]

So do i ,today was the day

Henry 2.0
Griezmann 2.0

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

How longs left in this window? I'd be amazed if we didn't know this was going to happen, especially with Pep being such a key figure with Messi. I reckon it's a play, it's perfect if so, if not, we get him on a pre in January and Barca lose either way. It's not pennies that Barca are gonna lose, as we would if we keep Garcia for his last year, it's a fuck ton of money Barca stand to lose for being stupid.

I agree it is Barca who are the big losers here no matter which way this concludes.
They end up suffering either financially, reputationally or both.

Whether anyone agrees with taking him a year older for nothing is neither here nor there at the moment.
There’s a ton of things can happen between now and then.

 

[bluesince76]

I disagree. I think a deal is still on in January.

We could sign a deal with him in January for him to join next summer, but he'll be 34. That's a big risk for a player that age to join the PL for the first time.
Alternatively, we actually sign him in January, but that would mean a fee and he'd be ineligible for the CL, so we'd be buying him for the FA Cup and to help with the league - if we were 10 points clear, would we want to disrupt the team?
If we get him, I think it'd be next summer on a free, but at that point he's a shirt salesman rather than a real asset to the team, which would concern me about what we were trying to achieve.

 

[chaddblue]

As a few have alluded to, their lunatic president will be gone soon. No doubt Messi will have a big say in his successor. All will be well again and Messi will extend his contract to take him to the end of his career, probably with promises of future roles within the club

 

[wolviedinho]

It all depends on how Barca react now. Messi wants out. He repeated his desire to leave on numerous occasions

Come on Barca do the right thing and respect his wishes.

I can see it all change by Monday after discussions this weekend.

Barca cannot let this go unanswered they must respond.

 

[wayne71]

We could sign a deal with him in January for him to join next summer, but he'll be 34. That's a big risk for a player that age to join the PL for the first time.
Alternatively, we actually sign him in January, but that would mean a fee and he'd be ineligible for the CL, so we'd be buying him for the FA Cup and to help with the league - if we were 10 points clear, would we want to disrupt the team?
If we get him, I think it'd be next summer on a free, but at that point he's a shirt salesman rather than a real asset to the team, which would concern me about what we were trying to achieve.

Not the case anymore I don't think.