Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[sandman1]

Rumours of Ronaldo going to United today too (surprise, surprise). Bring Messi to City and it'd rekindle that rivalry which would add spark to both of them IMO - if they even need that competition to perform.

 

[decmancity]

What makes you think that we won’t get Haaland but would get Mbappe? I personally think one is much more achievable than the other especially given his supposed buy out clause this summer

Haaland's agent is not someone we normally deal with and I would say he is more likely to join Real or Bayern over us.

Mbappe is a pipe dream and I know he has turned us down once before but just have a feeling he could say yes if we have Messi here.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Rumours of Ronaldo going to United today too (surprise, surprise).

"It's been a lifelong ambition of mine to play in a Solskjaer team." - Cristiano Ronaldo

 

[MeatHunterrr]

Messi is no brainer even if he was shit. Signing him would make City pretty much as popular as the likes of Liverpool, Bayern, Juventus and more popular than Chelsea, Arsenal.

Messi is worth it for this reason alone.

 

[Horlocksleftpeg]

Messi is no brainer even if he was shit. Signing him would make City pretty much as popular as the likes of Liverpool, Bayern, Juventus and more popular than Chelsea, Arsenal.

Messi is worth it for this reason alone.

I couldn’t disagree more sorry.

You only have to look at the uefa investigation, the 9 clubs who went behind our back and rival clubs’ message boards to see how popular we are.

Popularity can suck a dick.

Give me success and jealousy every single day of the week

 

[p.taker]

I couldn’t disagree more sorry.

You only have to look at the uefa investigation, the 9 clubs who went behind our back and rival clubs’ message boards to see how popular we are.

Popularity can suck a dick.

Give me success and jealousy every single day of the week

Popularity means marketing, marketing means money, money means better players (among other things)

 

[simon23]

Yep intend to agree.

I can’t remember the last time we identified our top target and paid what it takes to get him.

Madrid need a benzema replacement, united need a centre forward, Liverpool would probably move Firmino on to sign him and Lewandowski isn’t getting any younger

certainly won’t be short of takers for him

and we wont enter a bidding war either

 

[Horlocksleftpeg]

Popularity means marketing, marketing means money, money means better players (among other things)

I get what you’re saying but think you’ve missed the point.

we’ve been the best club in England for a decade and still as unpopular as ever. Signing Messi won’t change that. In fact, I’d go as far as saying it’ll make us more unpopular.

 

[p.taker]

I get what you’re saying but think you’ve missed the point.

we’ve been the best club in England for a decade and still as unpopular as ever. Signing Messi won’t change that. In fact, I’d go as far as saying it’ll make us more unpopular.

Fair enough, but I think when people talk about Messi and popularity they are generally talking about the marketing machine he is and not how they could rub it into their co-worker's face. I would like to think people don't really give a shit about how many instagram followers we have, but what it means in terms of marketing to the club instead

 

[Horlocksleftpeg]

Fair enough, but I think when people talk about Messi and popularity they are generally talking about the marketing machine he is and not how they could rub it into their co-worker's face. I would like to think people don't really give a shit about how many instagram followers we have, but what it means in terms of marketing to the club instead

Yep. Think maybe popularity and marketing potential are slightly different but we’d certainly make the most of his signing from that perspective.
If we sign him the whole country will have the knives out wanting him to fail.
If Liverpool signed him the difference in reaction would be night and day