Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[Chi-town blues]

Yes UEFA opinion is to throw the three clubs out of Europe plus a fine and they must do something having punished the rest. However it’s a tricky one from a legal point of view and UEFA are taking legal advice over what they can and can’t do.

At the moment Barca are doing a cracking job of punishing themselves. Personally I think UEFA are on dodgy ground punishing anyone as we have seen a few times before. Looks like action currently on hold due to the Spanish court ruling see below…

Spanish court orders UEFA to stop penalising rebel ESL clubs - Inside World Football

July 2 – The legal battle between UEFA and the three remaining heavyweight clubs seeking to keep alive a European Super League has taken another twist with the Spanish courts once again acting to protect their interests. The Madrid commercial court on Thursday ordered UEFA to scrap all sanctions...

www.insideworldfootball.com

Well first uefa needs to return all the fines mcfc has paid so far with 20% interest excluding cost for defamation.

 

[vicblueman]

Are you pissed?

Not yet ha!ha! ,but will be later hopefully celebrating an England victory .
Just my sense of humour ,joking more chance of lionel ritchie playing at the ground than messi playing there .

 

[Cobwebcat]

Well first uefa needs to return all the fines mcfc has paid so far with 20% interest excluding cost for defamation.

The fine was termed “goodwill” but the 5% of a future years UEFA competition earnings mywell have to be revoked as a result of the EPL3

 

[manimanc]

Not yet ha!ha! ,but will be later hopefully celebrating an England victory .
Just my sense of humour ,joking more chance of lionel ritchie playing at the ground than messi playing there .

You might end up eating those words mate, you might not but nothing is set in stone yet.

 

[Dobsy]

Gab Marcotti saying on his podcast that his understanding from people at Barca is that there will be boring technical ways around paying Messi and they're not worried about him re-signing at all.

Worth mentioning as Marcotti is a cut above.

 

[simon23]

Gab Marcotti saying on his podcast that his understanding from people at Barca is that there will be boring technical ways around paying Messi and they're not worried about him re-signing at all.

Worth mentioning as Marcotti is a cut above.

Even IF they can afford him....the state that Barca are in he may not WANT to sign for them again....

 

[Tb1981]

Cos he quite clearly still wants to play for Barcelona. That's obvious, otherwise he'd just not be there now. La Liga, Messi and Barca will sort sumat out financially. Dunno what, but i cant see it ending any other way.

I hope does stay At Barca now he’s won his first international trophy
His hearts there and for me he’s the greatest player we’ve ever seen
I really don’t think World Cup apart get has anything left to prove or achieve
I want us to make history in our own way

 

[waspish]

Gab Marcotti saying on his podcast that his understanding from people at Barca is that there will be boring technical ways around paying Messi and they're not worried about him re-signing at all.

Worth mentioning as Marcotti is a cut above.

Well if they get away with what ever way they going to pay him that will be a template for every club with ffp issues

 

[Lavinda Past]

Sounds to me like his priority is money. He surely must have enough. Why can't he play for the club be loves (!) but on a reduced wage (which would still be incredible) and thereby meaning other players could stay. This whole business shows, if it needed showing, that players are all about money and riches.

Absolutely correct.
Messi and his dad..... convicted tax evaders, over £3m image rights hidden offshore to avoid Spanish tax. That's all he cares about... having more and more money.
Millionaires taking the piss out of the fans who blindly worship them. Footballers - possibly the most overpaid but least deserving people on the planet.

 

[mrwhitenow]

Gab Marcotti saying on his podcast that his understanding from people at Barca is that there will be boring technical ways around paying Messi and they're not worried about him re-signing at all.

Worth mentioning as Marcotti is a cut above.

The problem is, it isn't just Messi's salary they have to pay.... it's also the 4 new signings. They also have to reduce 187m euros from the wage bill before they can even consider signing Messi and the other 4 new signings.

It seems to me is they're trying to save face and they don't want to let the fans know how bad of a state they're in. It's been around 7 weeks that Messi was supposed to sign his new contract.... and he's still no closer to doing it. Messi isn't going to wait that long. He may love the club, but he loves playing football even more. If they don't sort it out within the next 3 weeks, he'll probably move to another club.