Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

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manimanc said:
I read somewhere he's played more minutes this season than the past two seasons, he's definitely not slowing down. As I've alluded to before he could play until he is 40 as his game isn't about box to box or up and down the flanks, half the time he walks and half the time he stands still.
He's a fit 33 and only just turned 33 too.
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Exactly. And for people concerned he won't be peak Messi .....no he won't be absolute peak Messi but this isn't Rodney fucking Marsh we're talking about.
It's arguably the greatest player the game has ever seen. How did he reach such incredible heights? Sure he has supreme natural ability but also it's through incredible determination and devotion to his craft. To even imagine he's coming to City to ease off and have a bit of a holiday with his best mate is totally underestimating the pride he takes in what he does. He's just turned 33, not 43. If anything coming to City should give him a new lease of life and he can play with a big weight off his shoulders from carrying that club. To suggest the premier league will be too much for him is laughable.

Injuries are my only concern for him, anything else no way.
 
Ban-jani said:
If people try and kick Messi and man mark him to do a job - KDB is meanwhile planting one on Aguero’s right foot into the back of the net.
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You are correct, they will have to at least double up on the maestro, leaving space for others to exploit. Even if they do double up, there is no one better than him to get clean away from such tight marking. Bring it on.
 
MarsLlama said:
Yes he's old. Yes the wages would be astronomical. Yes he may start to decline very soon. Yes he might mean less minutes for Mahrez, Bernardo or even Agüero. These are all valid points.

But lads. It's Leo fucking Messi.

That's all the justification we need.
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Yep, I honestly don’t care if it transpires he can’t even run or kick a ball anymore. Just to see him in City blue. Wow.
 
If he does sign for City I can't wait for the media reaction. I reckon it'll be on the lines of;

Obscene wages as to secure mercenary signing.
Why CR7 is better than Messi.
United refused to budge on Messi wage demands ( they didn't want him anyway )
If pep doesn't win the Champions League this season, his whole career is tarnished.
How does the Messi signing affect City and FFP.

It'll be hilariously negative.
 
Gremlin said:
What you have to remember is that there are different resources available depending on different players. As has been mentioned a number of times, Messi is a marketing phenomenon and will open up additional sponsorship income that wouldn't otherwise be there. Hence, it isn't a case that we could spend £400m on other players fees and wages because, if it were other players, we wouldn't have the £400m in the first place.

This would be a one-off deal for a one-off player. The tricky bit is ensuring that the rest of the team understand and buy into that point of view.
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But City's revenue's went through the roof by building a title winning side. That's where the money is. The first priority is the football team, and everything else follows. I think it's better to find an Alphonso Davies and to lay in wait for the next Haaland or Lewandowski i.e. go back to the early days of City in the takeover and use the transfer arsenal we have to better effect. I am aware that Messi offers spin-offs that no other current player does that off-set costs but I am not sure that those things are that secure long term.
 
ShaunMCFC said:
JFE all over again

HFW?
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oman0115 said:
If he does sign for City I can't wait for the media reaction. I reckon it'll be on the lines of;

Obscene wages as to secure mercenary signing.
Why CR7 is better than Messi.
United refused to budge on Messi wage demands ( they didn't want him anyway )
If pep doesn't win the Champions League this season, his whole career is tarnished.
How does the Messi signing affect City and FFP.

It'll be hilariously negative.
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Meanwhile Chelsea have spent a fortune and nothing said
 
My main concern would be more that our other deals don't get halted because of this. We need a centre back still and shouldn't lose focus.

If Messi truly wants to leave then out door is open and we'd move mountains to get him, the sporting project would be a good fit too in order to match his ambition. We're one of only a handful of viable options.

But we shouldn't chase it at the expense of our overalls strategies.
 
He’s 33 not 63 ffs... he’s far from old and I’m willing to bet most who are moaning about age still think they’re the dogs bollocks when playing 5-a-side on a Wednesday night lol. You are not the dogs danglies though, but Messi is, even at 33.
as for wages and fee’s it’s been wildly reported City inserted a ‘Messi tax’ in to all our sponsor deals where we can renegotiate terms if we sign him. I’d suggest these added funds will finance it not the club directly.
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
And most of the papers were assuring us that CAS would undoubtedly rule in favour of UEFA and uphold our ban.
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It would be a very difficult situation. I think because it’s a claus within a contract I’m of the opinion a court would side with Barcelona eventually. It could go to cas but I don’t think fifa/UEFA would allow his registration to be transferred With an ongoing dispute ?
other option could be him buying out the remainder of his contract ?

no way we are going to pay the 700m. This is only going to result in bad blood between the clubs whatever the outcome
 
I really hope he comes. The media and social media frenzy on the hint of him coming means it will be a game changer for City's standing. I'm sure increase in sponsorship if Messi is onboard will more than pay for his transfer fee (if it's needed) and his wages, and the kudos for HHSM to sign Messi will be something I'm sure people will talk about for years to come. Purely from a business perspective, it makes sense for City. However, I just hope Messi isn't using us to get another deal out of Barcelona!
 
BringBackSwales said:
Does there not come a point when this stops being funny? If it ever was
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it’s the same with the Aguero 10 or Groundhog day references... It was funny the first post but after two days it’s just tedious and adds needless pages to a thread. Not everyone has been sat at home in their undies scratching their arses for 6 months so they are trying to look between doing work.
 
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