mrwhitenow
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It didn't make sense that City wouldn't be in for Messi in the first place.
I find it hard to believe that City wouldn't be in for Messi. He's still a top player and would make a difference to any club. Plus, Pep would be all over trying to sign Messi on a free. Yeah, his wages and the signing-on fee will be high, but City will get that back from his marketing alone.
I feel the club is leaking all this stuff on purpose to aid off potential clubs after him. I honestly believe Messi hasn't made his mind up yet. Messi might feel he's too old to play through a rebuild, especially if they can't get any top players in the summer. Also, I don't see how Barcelona can even afford him in the summer. He'll probably demand a 50m signing-on fee, 900k a week in wages (Griezmann is on 800k a week), and they also have to pay him his 33m loyalty fee. He may waive some of that, but that won't benefit his father if he does that. They may agree to part ways and give Messi a proper farewell in the summer.
I find it hard to believe that City wouldn't be in for Messi. He's still a top player and would make a difference to any club. Plus, Pep would be all over trying to sign Messi on a free. Yeah, his wages and the signing-on fee will be high, but City will get that back from his marketing alone.
I feel the club is leaking all this stuff on purpose to aid off potential clubs after him. I honestly believe Messi hasn't made his mind up yet. Messi might feel he's too old to play through a rebuild, especially if they can't get any top players in the summer. Also, I don't see how Barcelona can even afford him in the summer. He'll probably demand a 50m signing-on fee, 900k a week in wages (Griezmann is on 800k a week), and they also have to pay him his 33m loyalty fee. He may waive some of that, but that won't benefit his father if he does that. They may agree to part ways and give Messi a proper farewell in the summer.