Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[Churchlawtonblue]

How anyone can watch that and say they don’t want him, let alone for free, is beyond me.

Clearly still an outstanding player. And that was against a very disciplined Juventus defence.

However the backing music is truly awful, who buys this stuff?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I believe Messi is owed a £32m loyalty bonus next summer from Barca if he sees out his deal.

Essentially, was written into his agreement to stagger his weekly pay and him making sure he got paid at the back end.

I very much doubt he will give up on that for a January move.

Perhaps he will come to another arrangement akin to his recent wage deferral, so he can leave next month.

 

[richards30]

I believe Messi is owed a £32m loyalty bonus next summer from Barca if he sees out his deal.

Essentially, was written into his agreement to stagger his weekly pay and him making sure he got paid at the back end.

I very much doubt he will give up on that for a January move.

Perhaps he will come to another arrangement akin to his recent wage deferral, so he can leave next month.

still think we will get him mate?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

still think we will get him mate?

I do. Pep instigated his recent contract renewal and believe that is down to Messi further underlining his desire to come here.

 

[willipp]

I do. Pep instigated his recent contract renewal and believe that is down to Messi further underlining his desire to come here.

Any rumblings from your contacts as to whether it could happen this Jan?

 

[Coatigan]

I do. Pep instigated his recent contract renewal and believe that is down to Messi further underlining his desire to come here.

I'm sorry, in what way has pep instigated that? Not arguing he hasn't, just not in anything i've seen, hence the question.

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

Clearly still an outstanding player. And that was against a very disciplined Juventus defence.

However the backing music is truly awful, who buys this stuff?

Fortunately (by the sounds of it) I had it on silent.

As is obvious from @BlueHammer85’s Bluemoon top 100 songs, people clearly have some awful musical tastes.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Fortunately (by the sounds of it) I had it on silent.

As is obvious from @BlueHammer85’s Bluemoon top 100 songs, people clearly have some awful musical tastes.

haha yes , but each to their own.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

On top of handsome wages (given his fee would be low in January or not at all in Summer), we can offer Pep and Aguero too. As well as a hierarchy he can trust in Txiki and Sorriano. The project he cited as the reason to want to leave Barca is also here at City including, as you say, longevity in terms of an actual footballing plan.

PSG can offer money (which he’s not short of), rights and Neymar.

Are we sure about Aguero?

 

[abu13]

I believe Messi is owed a £32m loyalty bonus next summer from Barca if he sees out his deal.

Essentially, was written into his agreement to stagger his weekly pay and him making sure he got paid at the back end.

I very much doubt he will give up on that for a January move.

Perhaps he will come to another arrangement akin to his recent wage deferral, so he can leave next month.

But how much money does he really need, I know it is a huge amount but if he truly wants a new challenge then he could use this as the tool to get his wish.

If he did Barca would save £32 million, say we agreed a £20 million token transfer fee to get him in January then that make it a tough decision for them to make.