I’ve just watched Pep’s press conference. I may be reading too much between the lines but this is what I took from it.
”if tottenham are prepared to negotiate we are ready “ = we are in discussion and a deal is possible.
”Messi is not in our thoughts at the moment” = this could change at any time.
The messaging coming out of the Club is all about nett spend. Grealish cost £40. Messi will be free and will cover his salary with endorsements, merchandising and sponsorship. We will sign Kane when we have raised a large amount of money by selling players. Clearly Bernardo is on his way, I assume Laporte is one of the three or four Pep mentioned. I have a strong feeling Sterling wants to leave. If we allow these deals to happen and sign Kane for £120m our nett spend will be zero or even negative. I wonder what the haters will make of that.