You said it yourself as fans we think we would carry on for the love of the club but football is their career they are not playing for charity. It would be lovely if your post was correct but I think it's naive lets not forget clubs will sell these same players if it suits them no matter how long they have served their clubs. Look at Ramos, captain and leader of Madrid gone to PSG apparently due to breakdown in contract negotiations. I don't doubt he loved Madrid but he had to leave. After all his years at Madrid why didn't they give him the two year contract he was asking for because it didn't suit them. It's a two way street and each side does whats best for them exactly because its a business. In a few weeks we will see if Messi is one of the exceptions.