Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[skillman]

City are Messi's 'first choice' while PSG switch 'looks impossible'

Marca are reporting that Messi's first choice would be join Man City, where he would once again play under Guardiola - with the pair enjoying a fruitful partnership during their time at Barcelona together.

www.dailymail.co.uk

the rumour-mongering speculation begins.

If that’s true then the supposed ‘our offer is always there, you just need to ring us’ thing is interesting

 

[manimanc]

You cannot be serious. Barcelona lost two hundred thousand Twitter followers the instant they announced Messi was leaving. Kids are obsessed with Messi and Ronaldo.

Stop talking sense old boy, dear keeper can't keep up.

 

[Keeper!]

You cannot be serious. Barcelona lost two hundred thousand Twitter followers the instant they announced Messi was leaving. Kids are obsessed with Messi and Ronaldo.

And how many have we gained from Grealish and how many in the future?

Look at the abuse Grealish's girlfriend got this summer from other women, Grealish is a hot property, dare I say it and it is something I don't like but he is rapidly becoming Beckham MkII

 

[Keeper!]

Stop talking sense old boy, dear keeper can't keep up.

Chester zoo

 

[Damocles]

Any club could think that way, however if we are still in for Kane I can't see how we can sign Grealish for £100,000,000, Kane for more and fund Messi for wages that I can't begin to fathom. So is it Kane or Messi now? I just can't see how we sign all 3 of them.

It will be Messi. Messi is a singularity, he isn't bound by the regular laws of policy like any one else. If somebody thinks that we're going to turn down Lionel Messi in order to sign Harry Kane, I just don't know what to tell you. We've been chasing Messi for ten years. We've put three deals together for him. And now he's on the market we're acting like a spurned lover rather than a professional football club? I absolutely don't buy it.

 

[kupest]

I disagree the only dream for the marketing man is NYCFC, Messi would be a cash making machine for them, for MCFC , I am not having it.

Old generation get Messi, do the kids now? I don't think so.

The kids are the ones with the cash, they are the one's this club and marketing people want and hence one of the reasons for signing Grealish.

I would imagine a lot of young ladies have become new City fans following his signing.

Grealish is nowhere near Messi in marketing capacity in any age group.

 

[Damocles]

And how many have we gained from Grealish and how many in the future?

Look at the abuse Grealish's girlfriend got this summer from other women, Grealish is a hot property, dare I say it and it is something I don't like but he is rapidly becoming Beckham MkII

Mate, Messi is in a world of his own in popularity. Messi in world football popularity terms is bigger than every player at City put together. He is a behemoth commercially.

 

[citytill1die84]

Grealish is nowhere near Messi in marketing capacity in any age group.

Yep and never ever will be.

 

[leo_city]

I disagree the only dream for the marketing man is NYCFC, Messi would be a cash making machine for them, for MCFC , I am not having it.

Old generation get Messi, do the kids now? I don't think so.

The kids are the ones with the cash, they are the one's this club and marketing people want and hence one of the reasons for signing Grealish.

I would imagine a lot of young ladies have become new City fans following his signing.

Put it this way, just Messi in the Premier league would be insanity, Jack may be popular with the kids but let's not even try to compare his popularity levels to Messi. I can think of how many neutrals would be invested in simply watching Messi live in Prem, or kits, the exposure is simply mammoth. In global terms it's also self evident, every non football fan knows of Messi across the world.

If you want an idea, just look at the figures Messi generates for Barca to date. You're talking of GOAT status vs a potential starboy, not saying we've not made the right move here. But Messi's reach is hardly matched. It's the age factor, the fact it's short sighted and the fact that we have other priorities in terms of addressing a proper 9

 

[Keeper!]

Grealish is nowhere near Messi in marketing capacity in any age group.

Not yet.....if he is successful with us, I would say he has a very decent chance of beating the little fella.

Messi and Ronaldo the football poster boys for a generation are fading, new heroes will be sought and Grealish is one who could be very much at the top of the pile.