Where's Messi going

[Cheshire Cat]

Where is the great Messi off to

 

[samale]

Not many teams can afford him. I would love to see him in the premier League so I think City is the only team that can afford him.
They might have to do a bit of cloak and dagger, sign him for the American team and loan him to City.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I don't want him at City he is 34 and i can imagine he is very high maintenance and i can also imagine how cringeworthy the commentators wankfest would be every time he played.
(this in not a wind up believe me)

 

[Brew_DD2]

Probably nowhere. Barca and Real trying to strongarm La Liga after their failed Super League project.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

3 hours ago on BBC Sport.


Lionel Messi: Barcelona president Joan Laporta says new deal would have risked club's future

Barcelona trying to keep Lionel Messi could have put the club at risk for 50 years, says president Joan Laporta.

Messi, 34, is leaving because they could not afford to give him a new contract under La Liga's salary limit.
A private equity firm wanted to invest in La Liga, which could have made signing Messi possible, but would have meant Barca giving up some TV rights.

"I can't make a decision that will affect the club for 50 years," Laporta said.

"The club is over 100 years old and it's above everyone and everything, even above the best player of the world. We will always thank him for everything he's done for us.

"In order to have fair play, we need to do this or make an effort which would put the club at risk. We couldn't keep going with this and we needed to make a decision, which we have."

Messi, Barcelona's all-time leading goalscorer, had agreed a new five-year contract on reduced wages - but the club still had to slash their wage bill to afford him, and were unable to do so.

"Leo wanted to stay, so he's not happy," Laporta said. "We all wanted him to stay. For him, he has to confront reality. It's a reality that can't be changed and he knows I wish him the best wherever he goes."

Laporta added that he did not want to give "false hope" on "hypothetical" ideas that would see keeping Messi possible. "This negotiation has ended," he said.

Paris St-Germain have begun to explore the feasibility of signing Messi.

Full article - Lionel Messi: Barcelona president Joan Laporta says new deal would have risked club's future - BBC Sport

 

[Benfleet Brewery]

 

[Oneflewover]

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Why the hate from spurs' feeder club? Just don't get it, thought they had a mutually beneficial relationship?

 

[Oneflewover]

Probably nowhere. Barca and Real trying to strongarm La Liga after their failed Super League project.

This

 

[Benfleet Brewery]

I didn’t see it as a hateful comment. I just took it as a joke.

 

[Oneflewover]

I didn’t see it as a hateful comment. I just took it as a joke.

Yeah and I replied with what I thought was a humourous response

 

[Benfleet Brewery]

Yeah and I replied with what I thought was a humourous response

Ah gotcha now, sorry. I think that might be my best one since I asked if anyone had tried the new Lallemand Verdant IPA yeast four pages into a thread about the new Lallemand verdant IPA yeast

 

[thesteve]

So according to Sky he is close to agreeing a two year deal at PSG for £25M a year AFTER tax

 

[Chippy_Tea]

My fingers are crossed.

 

[Brew_DD2]

So according to Sky he is close to agreeing a two year deal at PSG for £25M a year AFTER tax

Presuming he pays it...

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Looks like he is going to leave it'll be interesting to see which club can afford hin

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Seen yesterday in Northwich so we look favourite to sign him.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

£21 million plus one million a week for two years and an option for a third year.