Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

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No offence taken. Hehehehe.

As much as i was not for Messi this year, i would be thrilled for Messi next year. Why ? Because i believe Mbappé will be sold at the end of the season.

I'm not sure about Neymar. There is no talk about a renewal while he is repeating how happy he is right now.

I still think Manchester City will be the favourites to get Messi to sign his next contract. Messi has a special character. He kinda lives with his people, his family are the ones managing his career and wealth. I believe he would choose the evident relationship he has with some senior members at your club over anything else. City is not short of money, it won't be the deciding factor. He would only have two reasons to join us : Neymar staying there and convincing him or PSG going on winning the CL (or being close to win) next year. Those two options are unlikely as things stand now.
Well, hopefully you're right about Messi. I'm sure Neymar's staying either way.
 
As i have said before, i genuinely believed he wanted to leave this summer, and i think come to us.

But, i really struggle to believe he will hold onto that desire for the next 4 months, let alone a whole year.

I think this was it, i hold no hope beyond this summer. So much will change, at Barcelona itself, and with the choices he will then have should he really still want to leave.
 
Even though i think the move to us made sense right now, i'm not so sure for next year.
The move wasn't for the money. I think it was a career choice, and the need to do "something".

Trying to analyse his statement, and filter snippets from the press, i'm not sure he will leave next season.
He wasn't wasting anybody's time. He was genuinely going to come to us.
But i think once he started the ball rolling, the reality of what he was doing started to sink in. One of the biggest reality checks was his family's reaction to having to move. I think it genuinely shocked him.
I've seen many rich men uproot their kids from school's/friends and it not a pretty sight.

He's only known one club. His family are settled there. The board will be changing soon.
I think any thoughts of personal achievements a move would make will fade.
I think he will accept this and look to help start a new generation at Barcelona.
The attractions will just be too great. A new board and a new re-building plan. His family more than happy to stay.
He will be seen as an even bigger hero for staying and helping the new build. He will also leave a hero for dedicating his whole career to Barcelona.

Maybe i will be wrong, and he sees the longer term view that City/CFG would be very good for him. I suppose we will see once he's free to sign a pre agreement in January.
 
Why do you think messi staying is better for him?
I have always had the suspicion that Messi has been at Barca for so long that old Jorge has got his own little thing going on, Jorge ensures that Messi is kept sweet and stays at Barca, and in return Barca ensures that Jorge is compensated for keeping Messi there . Messi has a little strop and threatens to leave and Jorge See's his nice little Barca income dry up, Jorge flys in within 48 hours Lionel ain't leaving, he ain't happy but he ain't leaving. When Family are representing you it's not a pure football decision based on what the player wants and needs, Jorge and the brother Messi didn't want the gravy train to end .
 
I have always had the suspicion that Messi has been at Barca for so long that old Jorge has got his own little thing going on, Jorge ensures that Messi is kept sweet and stays at Barca, and in return Barca ensures that Jorge is compensated for keeping Messi there . Messi has a little strop and threatens to leave and Jorge See's his nice little Barca income dry up, Jorge flys in within 48 hours Lionel ain't leaving, he ain't happy but he ain't leaving. When Family are representing you it's not a pure football decision based on what the player wants and needs, Jorge and the brother Messi didn't want the gravy train to end .
Messi's gravy train will never end,no matter who he plays for.
 
As i have said before, i genuinely believed he wanted to leave this summer, and i think come to us.

But, i really struggle to believe he will hold onto that desire for the next 4 months, let alone a whole year.

I think this was it, i hold no hope beyond this summer. So much will change, at Barcelona itself, and with the choices he will then have should he really still want to leave.

Hasn't he had thoughts of fuckin off for a year now? Maybe longer?
 
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