Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[Plain Speaking]

Great position to be in.

If Barca are reasonable with their negotiations in January, we hopefully get Messi, 6 months sooner, to help us this season in the CL.

If they play hardball they have a potentially unhappy player and have to pay him £30m loyalty bonus in summer.

(Keeping Garcia in summer might prove a useful bargaining chip in January?)

 

[FCBarca]

The elections are the limiting factor, the interim management council is not in a position to make any significant club decisions and moving Messi would certainly fall into that category. If they can move them up into 3rd week of December, then yes very likely to happen in January (Provided the new board can't convince him to stay until end of season)

As an FYI, there's a lot of shady things going on with respect to the timing of the election

 

[Sheikh rattle and roll]

Great position to be in.

If Barca are reasonable with their negotiations in January, we hopefully get Messi, 6 months sooner, to help us this season in the CL.

If they play hardball they have a potentially unhappy player and have to pay him £30m loyalty bonus in summer.

(Keeping Garcia in summer might prove a useful bargaining chip in January?)

Exactly straight swap maybe small amount of cash 10 m that would be my offer

 

[Cityinmud]

Very difficult to see Messi moving in January IMO. More possibility that he signs a pre contract in January

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

The elections are the limiting factor, the interim management council is not in a position to make any significant club decisions and moving Messi would certainly fall into that category. If they can move them up into 3rd week of December, then yes very likely to happen in January (Provided the new board can't convince him to stay until end of season)

As an FYI, there's a lot of shady things going on with respect to the timing of the election

The way I see it Barca need money and Jan is the last ever chance to cash in on Messi.

That said not sure City will offer that much. Logic says half as much as was offered in the summer and back then the clubs were a long way apart.

Does Barca having an interim board not make this harder?

Do the potential new management teams want Messi there or not? IS it not easier fro them to have Messi sold before they get in.

 

[MeatHunterrr]

Very difficult to see Messi moving in January IMO. More possibility that he signs a pre contract in January

If Barca are financially in trouble like reported then they'd be utter idiots not to take €50m + Garcia. Also this seasons books would not include half of Messi's wage which is about €50m.

 

[decmancity]

Its a pretty good situation for the current interim board, they can cite selling Messi to save the club. Everyone is a winner.

However I think Messi would rather see out his season there, there is faint hope Barca will get some fans back in the stadium and he will want to say goodbye.

 

[roy.or.r]

Wouldn't Barca be paying 33 million euros as loyalty bonus to Messi when he leaves next summer? I can't imagine even Barca are that stupid to not cash in on him in January. They are potentially looking at saving more than 100 million euros.

 

[tweety]

The Barcelona financials regarding Messi would I assume be similar to the ones that City would use as in the club sponsors are basically paying his wages. So keeping him wouldn't cost them.

 

[MeatHunterrr]

The Barcelona financials regarding Messi would I assume be similar to the ones that City would use as in the club sponsors are basically paying his wages. So keeping him wouldn't cost them.

Sponsors doesn't pay his wage, they just pay more to the club due to Messi. Rakuten already reduced their sponsorship.

But the extra sponsorship wont be that much that it entirely covers Messi's wage. Maybe half of it at best.

to suggest that Messi is a free player for Barca is ludicrous.