Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

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bluedaze said:
I know its only from bbc gossip pages but apparently he wants to come to us so he can win 2 more ballon d'ors . Who's gonna tell him ?
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He'll be lucky if he gets in Garth Crooks team of the week.

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"So you're saying it's either Jordan Henderson or Jordan Henderson?"
 
lonestay said:
This is probably the biggest transfer in world football ever, so there are gonna be some hurdles to climb. we look at it from a fan perspective and from the view of limited knowledge in big finance, fully understanding that some of the guys on here do have a more full understanding of business. Barca are financially in the shit and as fans we would like nothing more than to see Barca bankrupt its that tribal football thing, but when you are operating at the level of Khaldoon and Mansour you see opportunity.
The Camp Nou is an old stadium needing a huge renovation that Barca will need to address at some point costing big money ,maybe the money could happen at a competitive interest rate if a certain player was allowed to leave in an amicable fashion for a decent transfer deal that all three parties are happy with ? or maybe some of that 800m euro loan could be restructured in a more favourable way who knows ? We as a football club need the likes of the dippers,scum, Bayern,Real, and Barca competing because if you have no competition what are we and what is football as a sport ?
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Since the Messi story kicked off, I haven’t seen many (keeper earlier) mention the effects of Covid-19 on football finances which is going to be huge. We are very fortunate to support a club in a good position to both ride this out and capitalise on any opportunities it brings. It’ll be interesting to see what the overall spend is once the transfer window closes and all the bluster and posture comes to nought. We do need to drive a hard bargain. One way or another we will be judged and painted as the club who paid in excess of £100 million for a 33 year old as other club struggle to survive without crowds. My main hope is that this isn’t detracting from our other targets.

Just to clear up, I’m learning to enjoy the hate so I don’t care too much about the negative press anymore. But some are still bothered.
 
markbmcfc said:
Really enjoy Marti’s chats with you. He always apologises for his English yet speaks it better than me.

Anything you can share with us from him (guessing he’s the source of your knowledge in recent days!) or do we have to wait for the podcast!?

I’m a subscriber so I’m allowed to ask for info ahead of time. :)
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You all know everything I know.
 
Tricky_Trev said:
I’m not sure people think Messi is going to be the problem though? It’s Bartomeu. Messi can want us as much as he likes but we still need Bartomeu to stop being a dick. I don’t think he can.
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Bartomeu will be made to stop being a dick, one way or another.
 
lonestay said:
Was Tranny to Juventus bigger ? Neymar to PSG bigger ? Who else do you have in mind ?
Messi to City after being a Barca player for 20 years and playing in the Premier league is a pretty big transfer .
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It is, it's a huge transfer, I just wouldn't say it's the biggest of all time
 
hihosilva said:
This dispute with Bartomeu will make Messi more determined to leave. I also cant see City walking away from this deal because this takes City to the next level globally. In the end I see a transfer fee being paid but more like £100m mark.
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If it ended up in court & Messi lost, I imagine that would be closer to the figure the court would set anyhow. He's 33 in the last year of his contract & Ronaldo has already moved for less.
 
lonestay said:
This is probably the biggest transfer in world football ever, so there are gonna be some hurdles to climb. we look at it from a fan perspective and from the view of limited knowledge in big finance, fully understanding that some of the guys on here do have a more full understanding of business. Barca are financially in the shit and as fans we would like nothing more than to see Barca bankrupt its that tribal football thing, but when you are operating at the level of Khaldoon and Mansour you see opportunity.
The Camp Nou is an old stadium needing a huge renovation that Barca will need to address at some point costing big money ,maybe the money could happen at a competitive interest rate if a certain player was allowed to leave in an amicable fashion for a decent transfer deal that all three parties are happy with ? or maybe some of that 800m euro loan could be restructured in a more favourable way who knows ? We as a football club need the likes of the dippers,scum, Bayern,Real, and Barca competing because if you have no competition what are we and what is football as a sport ?
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Neymar and Mbappe deals were bigger both in terms of value and significance but it would be the biggest deal in English football if it happens!
 
BlueBrain said:
you are right... I just read this brilliant in depth article about Bartomeu and holy fucken shit. Its really messy in there. I am more convinced now that this whole thing is a ploy to get a transfer fee for Messi and the 700m or fuck off release clause is just a starting point thatll end up around that 100-150m mark to wipe Barcas debts.

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Bartomeu – the man who is committing the cardinal sin of selling Lionel Messi

It's hard to imagine any club would want to lose of a player as incredible as Messi, but life at Barcelona hasn't been smooth for a while
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Barto wants Messi out. This article also really explains well the crazy poltiical shit going on over there.
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I have posted this previously, but I have it on good authority that Barca is in a very precarious position financially, much more so than has been publicly disclosed or understood, and I don’t even think that article does the actual turmoil the club has been experiencing — which began well before the Messi transfer debacle — justice.
 
Neville Kneville said:
If it ended up in court & Messi lost, I imagine that would be closer to the figure the court would set anyhow. He's 33 in the last year of his contract & Ronaldo has already moved for less.
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I doubt very much that this would go to court. City may have to play their cards at some point & tempt Barca with an offer. Dont forget next summer Messi can leave on a free again.
 
I’m sure this was already posted yesterday but far too much to keep up with! A few news reports yesterday said we are going to give Messi the option of leaving after 12 months - surely not if we are investing in such big wages and particularly if we are paying a fee / a fee + players...

Most articles should obviously be taken with a pinch of salt at present, & he has this agreement in his contract at Barca each summer but are we really going to finance this deal only to give him option to leave in 10 months?
 
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