We have the best manager in the world who knows Messi better than any other.
We have Omar Berrada the guy who made Barcelona rich by cashing in and promoting their brand.
We have Soriano and Khaldoon who have never steered us wrong in 12 years.
And people still think they know better about whether we can afford him/if he is still a marketing draw/if he is good enough.
Exactly.
City must have known Messi's and his Father's transfer figures and terms last Summer, when Messi wanted to leave Barcelona. Those transfer figures and terms won't have changed. If City couldn't afford those transfer figures and terms last Summer, they would have walked away. By all accounts City haven't walked away. It seems the only real competition City face to sign Messi is from PSG. PSG will break their already creaking finances to sign Messi.