With 12 months left on his contract don't you think £150m would tempt Barca. As for his wages, I'm sure Messi would be looking at a big final pay deal. I'd imagine Messi would be looking at Bale's wages & thinking I'll have some of that.I think we might have to pay a tad more than £150! But he's not on £500k a week as I think his basic is about half that (£13m a year). The rest he gets from commercial deals. much like Rooney. But we could also bring in something like £50m a year in additional commercial income so effectively it's a nil cost deal.
I think his buyout clause is £180m so if he made it clear he was serious about leaving Barca would snatch our hands off for £150m. I'd be looking more at the £100m mark to do a deal, maybe less.With 12 months left on his contract don't you think £150m would tempt Barca. As for his wages, I'm sure Messi would be looking at a big final pay deal. I'd imagine Messi would be looking at Bale's wages & thinking I'll have some of that.
I think his buyout clause is £180m so if he made it clear he was serious about leaving Barca would snatch our hands off for £150m. I'd be looking more at the £100m mark to do a deal, maybe less.
In theory yes but that might have to take into account future commercial earnings for Barcelona that accrue from his contract.Is he able to buy out his contract under the Webster ruling?
In theory yes but that might have to take into account future commercial earnings for Barcelona that accrue from his contract.
I'd have thought so too. That's why I'd say £100m would probably do it as I suspect a Webster buy-out might involve around £80m.I would have thought that would be much less than his buy out clause?
I'd take anything Marca say with a pinch of salt. He'll end up signing an improved contract at Barcelona.
2018 is certainly too late for us. Even today is getting pretty late given he is 29.They haven't really said that much, basically that he's not going to sign a new contract until the current one is expired so he has freedom to make his next move in 2018.
2018 is certainly too late for us. Even today is getting pretty late given he is 29.
They haven't really said that much, basically that he's not going to sign a new contract until the current one is expired so he has freedom to make his next move in 2018.
Hang on til the sheikh checks the jeans he wore out last night.
Oh my life there would be a fucking meltdown. Riots on Fleet Street......
We all know how this will play out.
Same here jimbo,he would throw the whole team out and the younger players would have to go,be great to stick our fingers up at everyone but not worth itNo thanks. We're not too shabbily served up at the sharp end of the pitch. Rather spend the huge ("massive", even!) cash outlay (even if no fee, what will his wages be?) on a pair of top notch FBs and a CB or two.