Prestwich_Blue said:Why do people come up with the same stupid statements when they've all been answered on the thread. The money spent on Messi isn't dead money as we have done the sums, spoken to commercial partners and he will more than pay for himself as well as raising our profile another level.onceabluealways said:Not realy commented on this thread - Why do people think we are going to splash out 100M on one player - we haven't bought a world class player in since Aguero 3 years ago. The last two summers have been made up of a number of 20-30 mill players.
If he goes anywhere it will be PSG.
My understanding is that Nike and Etihad have both been brought into a possible deal and both will contribute towards it. And there is significant interest from other commercial partners or prospective partners as well. The money for Messi is in place, we have first refusal I believe and if we buy him it will have no impact on any other funds we spend.
This sums it up perfectly, save reading back on the previous pages. Messi would pay for himself, it's not like buying any other player Messi is a brand, sponsorship on him would be huge. I can see this happening, to me Messi is in desperate need of a change for his career.