Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

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Gumzy97 said:
We are not in for him how shit that is to say. We have chosen Kane
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It wasn't seemingly a choice like 2 days ago. He also had no choice but PSG at the same time.

If he is rethinking and taking a bit of time, safe to guess we would too.

We weren't in for him at all last summer, piblicly, yet the assumption was it was prettyuch all agreed. The claims we arent interested are fine as safe public proclamations. Doesn't mean they are strictly true.
 
manimanc said:
For me we hold the trump card and that is we can give him an easy transition to the MLS.
Two years with us, a year in the MLS and a share in the city group.

Would he really turn his nose up at that to play away at troyes on a Wednesday night and be served snails and frogs legs every other night?

Come on Lionel, think about it.
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theres nothing for him to think about if we havent offered anything to him
 
Churchlawtonblue said:
just read that he is on a plane to Paris , mightily cheesed off if we at least didn't try and get him. But i suppose we will never know.
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City are one of the best run clubs in European football.

I cannot fathom that Txiki/Khaldoon/Soriano...and of course Pep -- with a stronger voice this summer asking for Grealish and Kane -- are making decisions that are not sensible whilst taking into account the risks, pros and cons.

Does it seem likely given this that City did not even THINK about if they should/COULD get Messi AT ALL now?

This all reads more like a strategic decision in the context of circumstances.

Circumstances that are vastly different than last summer.

We know if this was happening last summer Messi is a City player.

Why not now, Sam Lee recently outlined quite well.

We were targeting Kane last summer but when Messi's availability came into the picture we abandoned that ALL IN for Messi.

Our Messi attempt failed due to matters out of our control at Barca.

Messi costs more than Kane even "free."

We are now deeper into the summer, MUCH further along with Kane, and just spent £100m on Grealish, with ZERO players sold, or likely to be sold for anything resembling good market value this summer.

We are likely selling Bernardo for £40-50M, FAR below his value.

PSG is now a clearer fit for Messi than we were last summer when we tried.

With Aguero gone, even if Messi has Pep, City now have zero Argentine players, or any of his mates.

PSG have Pochettino, Di Maria & Icardi & his mate, Neymar, who has said he misses playing with.

It's also Paris.

I just think we were 2nd choice this time.

We risk going for Messi AGAIN whilst PSG is quite clearly the better choice now and our leadership could be seen with even worse egg on their faces than what happened last summer.

City, I believe are tired of being embarrassed by big stars who don't come since we've reached our level, especially since Pep arrived (Mbappe and now Messi...and Neymar earlier can count)

If we went all in for Messi (no other way) and he STILL went to PSG ANYWAY, how would that affect Kane's willingness to come to City?

Kane is clearly more loyal than most stars - partially why I suspect Pep wants him - and is not excited about upsetting Spurs fans and he still has some ego to be where he is.

Spurs fans will know Kane was passed in twice by City for Messi. This could quire easily further fuel a negative narrative about him from the fans of his lifelong club is a narrative like, "We would never treat you like that, see what kind of club you're going to 'Harry!? Turncoat. Now we see your true colours."

City NEED/WILL BENEFIT TREMENDOUSLY from a no. 9 that FITS into Peps style to exude the squad's maximum potential output out of what we have - and with key players in peak years, full stop.

We went all last season without a striker of the requisite quality.

We miss on Kane pursuing Messi at the last minute, and then what!?! Another wasted season without a proper top level striker and otherwise the most talented squad in the world, with Pep on a short contract?

The other striker options are going, are gone, or are not available for anything reasonable as some thought (Halland).

It might lead him to might have even told City, I won't go through what happened last year. I want to feel WANTED.

We miss on Kane now, and I will support the concern about passing on Messi, but I suspect we will just pay the £150M (160?) as Levy has almost all the cards.
 
manimanc said:
For me we hold the trump card and that is we can give him an easy transition to the MLS.
Two years with us, a year in the MLS and a share in the city group.

Would he really turn his nose up at that to play away at troyes on a Wednesday night and be served snails and frogs legs every other night?

Come on Lionel, think about it.
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He could sign for PSG for two years to play walking football in the farmers league and he would still be welcomed by CFG with open arms to play walking football in MLS and have a share.

I'd rather not have him anywhere near City. His mere presence would turn games into tourist packed sideshows. And he'd still be playing walking football.
 
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