Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[bobmcfc]

Well should have thought of that before signing 4 new players.

Emerson wasnt free either. Pretty sure he cost 7m euro

 

[DanJ210]

Well should have thought of that before signing 4 new players.

feel like they had to sign them before they got snapped up by other teams but its fucked them over

 

[chesterbells]

yeah this is getting interesting now, from what i get from all this the only way messi can resign is if tebas gives the go ahead and allows it by loosening the restrictions of the wage cap/regulations for la liga,

I thought he’d already resigned mate ;-)

 

[bobmcfc]

Come on Messi prove how much you love Barca and play for free lol

 

[citizen_maine]

phantom shares worth nothing

seems to work for the Glazers

 

[DanJ210]

I thought he’d already resigned mate ;-)

nope not yet it was only verbal agreements

 

[Shads]

Because of course Lawyers with the utmost duty of confidentiality are well known for leaking their clients wishes and desires…

 

[manimanc]

yeah this is getting interesting now, from what i get from all this the only way messi can resign is if tebas gives the go ahead and allows it by loosening the restrictions of the wage cap/regulations for la liga, laporta might need to meet with him and discuss about it.

Hopefully tebas sticks to the rules and says he cant be signed but knowing him he would want a prized asset to be retained within the league so theyll end up signing him back again

And of course tebas is absolutely against clubs breaking the ffp rules as he thinks everytime we kick a ball we're doing wrong.
I'll tell what is happening here, Barca are trying to look the good guys saying look we want Messi but we can't afford him thus putting it all on little Lionels shoulders.
Messi, if he loves the club as much as he says, will play for half his usual salary and resign, if he thinks he's done all he can football wise he'll see out his career at the nou camp but if he's got ambition or wants one last massive payday then Lionel my friend Manchester is waiting with open arms.

 

[Shaelumstash]

We can’t afford to keep Messi, says Barca President Laporta
The just-expired Messi’s deal with Barcelona was the most expensive sporting deal for any player on the planet.

BAYO OMOTOSO • JULY 1, 2021
Laporta and Messi
A composite of Laporta and Messi used to illustrate the story[photo credit:The New Twelfth Man Times]
Barcelona President Joan Laporta has stated that the team will need to break the UEFA Financial Fair Play, FFP rules to extend Lionel Messi’s contract.

Mr Laporta, while speaking to Spanish media ElTransistorOC, mentioned that both the club and the player want the extension of the contract but increasing his current financial terms will break the FFP rules.

Six-times Ballon D’or winner, Lionel Messi signed a reported £477 million four-year contract with Barcelona in June 2017 which has now elapsed some hours ago.

The deal is the most expensive sporting deal for any player on the planet beating other players in sports like Basketball, Golf and Boxing.

Spanish media outlet, El Mundo in December 2020 reported the financial details of the Messi contract which was alleged to have been leaked by Barcelona former President, Josep Barthomeu.

Mr Barthomeu denied leaking the contract but confirmed the content of the report when he added that “The player deserves the amount because he generates in excess of that, both for his sporting and commercial contribution.”

Further breakdown of the report revealed that the Argentine was raking in £112 million annually ranging from wages and bonuses in the four-year contract.

34-year-old Messi has contributed majorly to the success of the Camp Nou side in the past 18 years where he emerged the highest goalscorer and with highest assists for the most part.



The Argentine is arguably the best player of all time with the most Ballon D’or awards, most FIFA World Best Player awards, most European Golden Boot Award, most goals scored in a single league in Europe amongst others.

Messi joined Barcelona Academy in 2001 and faced health challenges with an ailment, the growth hormone deficiency, which Barcelona took charge of financing the recovery.

Messi has scored double digit league goals for the past 15 seasons with Barcelona since 2006-2007, a feat that has placed him above every other player as regards consistent performance.

In 2011-2012, the 5ft7inches tall player scored 73 goals in all competitions in 60 appearances. He won his first Ballon D’or at age 22 in 2008-2009 season.

His goals and assists in the past 17 seasons have contributed immensely to Barcelona’s successes where they’ve won ten La Liga titles, four UEFA Champions League titles and three FIFA Club World Cup trophies.

The financial fair play rule was introduced by former UEFA President, Michel Platini, in a move to curb excessive spending by clubs beyond their income. Its implementation began in the 2011-2012 season.

The FFP rule exempted funds expended on training ground, youth development and infrastructure from the restriction while the particular interest was on the transfer fees and wages of players.

The FFP rule ensures that the total income for a club must be put into consideration to determine the total expenses of transfer fee, salaries and finance costs of a team and breaking the law will lead to sanctions.



Manchester City, AC Milan, Chelsea and Paris Saint Germain are amongst clubs to have been issued sanctions for breaking the FFP rule.

The eight sanctions ascribed to the FFP range from deducting points, fines, suspension from participating in competitions, blocking receipt of revenue from UEFA competitions, warnings and restricting the number of players for a UEFA competition.

Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest player of all time, is now currently out of contract with Barcelona even as Laporta promised they were finding a way to reach a compromise for both sides.

Could this possibly all be playing out whereby Messi saves face by saying he wants to stay, Barca save face by saying they did everything they could to make him stay, UEFA and FFP get the blame for everything, and City get rewarded for keeping schtum with an August friendly in Barcelona?

 

[DanJ210]

And of course tebas is absolutely against clubs breaking the ffp rules as he thinks everytime we kick a ball we're doing wrong.
I'll tell what is happening here, Barca are trying to look the good guys saying look we want Messi but we can't afford him thus putting it all on little Lionels shoulders.
Messi, if he loves the club as much as he says, will play for half his usual salary and resign, if he thinks he's done all he can football wise he'll see out his career at the nou camp but if he's got ambition or wants one last massive payday then Lionel my friend Manchester is waiting with open arms.

yeah it looks like its heading that way, i wonder how long he will be a free agent for before he wants some movement happening, whether its progressing more with barca and lowering his demands or starting to listen to city and psg