Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[N1985]

If we do sign messi, we really need to be ready for the circus that will follow
We will be targeted more than ever before

Bring it on

It's a good job I love the smell of boiled piss then.

You know what I mean haha

 

[Coatigan]

We should chuck in a bid just to test the waters. I can't see Messi wanting to do another 5 months there, they've shown their hand with what they think of him.

possibly why the leaked it, the weekend before deadline day. see if any offers get chanced.

 

[citytill1die84]

Don't even think if both parties wanted to a deal as big as Messi could happen that quick.

See you in a few months Lionel :)

I hope.

 

[rowarta]

what a great freekick

 

[OscarBobbBobbBobb]

GOAT

 

[citytill1die84]

what a great freekick

He's finished tho.

 

[MessiFC]

Surely we can't be thinking of offering this washed up Argentinian dwarf anything like the unbelievable sums Barca have been paying him?

And no, he won't 'pay for himself' as the bulk of commercial sponsorships etc will go to him.

„Washed up” hahah, you clearly don’t watch any Messi’s matches, do you?
if he is washed up, how can we call the rest of the football players around the globe then? They aren’t able to do what he does on a daily basis...

 

[Dobsy]

Surely we can't be thinking of offering this washed up Argentinian dwarf anything like the unbelievable sums Barca have been paying him?

And no, he won't 'pay for himself' as the bulk of commercial sponsorships etc will go to him.

How do you know that second part?

 

[richards30]

Surely we can't be thinking of offering this washed up Argentinian dwarf anything like the unbelievable sums Barca have been paying him?

And no, he won't 'pay for himself' as the bulk of commercial sponsorships etc will go to him.

hmmmmmmm.......

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

„Washed up” hahah, you clearly don’t watch any Messi’s matches, do you?
if he is washed up, how can we call the rest of the football players around the globe then? They aren’t able to do what he does on a daily basis...

There was a bit of artistic licence in the first part of my comment :)

Although not finished, he clearly is way past his peak and he would be 34 if he joins us in the summer. It all seems a bit desperate on our part as what age would he have to be before we decided it wouldn't be worth signing him?

As for the second part, I absolutely stand by that. If we paid him anything like the unbelievable amount of money Barca do then he won't 'pay for himself'. He has been at Barca since the age of thirteen so they never paid a fee for him (or it was nominal) & they have had his entire career up until he is almost at the point of retirement. On the back of that they have won numerous trophies and established themselves as one of the very best clubs in the world over a very long period. On the back of that Barca have been able to increase their commercial income but clearly a large part of it has been going to fund his huge contract. Would a 34 year old Messi have that transformational effect of us? I highly doubt it.