Messi

[zukai12_]

Poor old Nantes wont know what hit em

 

[kenada_blue]

When you are owned by state with limitless amount of oil money and also serve as soft politics piece on chessboard for your masters you can do everything, same as City. Sort of power that even Russian gangsters (sorry oligarchs) could just dream off.

Money can really buy you everything

Oh it's blatantly obvious. UeFa relaxed FFP rules due to covid, the oil clubs (Chelsea, City, PSG) have took advantage, cleared loses with cash injections, then spent so they technically won't show losses for next year's accounts.

Meanwhile, commercial revenue goes up due to fans being back and the signings boosts.

Easy.

 

[tsubaki]

Poor old Nantes wont know what hit em

great town that

 

[Barnfred 55]

Still won't win the champs league.

Also...always thought Neymar left Barca cos he didn't like being in Messi's shadow.

I wouldn't mind having a wager on that mate.

Of course, nothing is certain in this life. But this season they've brought in the best player in the world (if indeed it is true that Messi is signing), the best keeper in the world, arguably one of the best centre backs in the world, one of the most exciting right backs in the world, and one of the most underrated (Wijnaldum). All of these players will undoubtedly improve what was previously, a very strong first XI and Donnarumma, Ramos and Wijnaldum will give them a backbone which is what they previously lacked, and Hakimi and Messi will improve them going forward.

It's hard to see a team anywhere compete with them. A front 3 of Messi, Mbappe and Neymar is the stuff of dreams.

 

[YoboCopter]

Mad the stick messi is getting, he cant actually play for barca even for free due to spanish law whats he ment to do?

be decent playing in that psg team and hes getting on why would be risk the prem etc?

 

[f.t.r.s]

Mad the stick messi is getting, he cant actually play for barca even for free due to spanish law whats he ment to do?

be decent playing in that psg team and hes getting on why would be risk the prem etc?

Why can't he play for free?
Surely he could have not taken a sign on fee.
Gave Barca a cut of his image rights....
Signed a £1 a week contract etc if he really wanted to stay....
He's earned more than enough money

 

[GP_Monty]

Mad the stick messi is getting, he cant actually play for barca even for free due to spanish law whats he ment to do?

be decent playing in that psg team and hes getting on why would be risk the prem etc?

Mad isn't it, he's getting stick for not breaking Spanish employment law to offer to play for free and also for going to the one club on the planet that could realistically afford him.

 

[GP_Monty]

Why can't he play for free?
Surely he could have not taken a sign on fee.
Gave Barca a cut of his image rights....
Signed a £1 a week contract etc if he really wanted to stay....
He's earned more than enough money

Spanish employment law dictates you can't legally sign a contract for any less than 50% of your previous salary.

 

[LocalNative]

"Messi - who will receive a £25m signing-on fee as part of the move - was set to extend his 21-year stay at Barcelona by signing a new five-year deal this summer."

Madness. Absolutely madness.

 

[kenada_blue]

I wouldn't mind having a wager on that mate.

Of course, nothing is certain in this life. But this season they've brought in the best player in the world (if indeed it is true that Messi is signing), the best keeper in the world, arguably one of the best centre backs in the world, one of the most exciting right backs in the world, and one of the most underrated (Wijnaldum). All of these players will undoubtedly improve what was previously, a very strong first XI and Donnarumma, Ramos and Wijnaldum will give them a backbone which is what they previously lacked, and Hakimi and Messi will improve them going forward.

It's hard to see a team anywhere compete with them. A front 3 of Messi, Mbappe and Neymar is the stuff of dreams.

Oh it's FIFA levels ridiculous.

But they have Poch and have players who have choked plenty of times.

 

[kenada_blue]

"Messi - who will receive a £25m signing-on fee as part of the move - was set to extend his 21-year stay at Barcelona by signing a new five-year deal this summer."

Madness. Absolutely madness.

Hahaha and no one is batting an eyelid

 

[Yarrgh]

The sport shouldn't exist to boost the ego of "elite" clubs.

It shouldn't, but it does at this moment in time. Hopefully one day soon it won't. But in the mean time how to profit from the situation as it is?

 

[Yarrgh]

About a £300mill year a wage bill for PSG now. Highest in world sport.

Not bad for the 7th richest club in the world playing in the 5th richest league in the world. Nowt dodgy at all.

Nothing to see here.

After the City versus UEFA shenigans I'm waiting for a Der Speigel expose. If only PSG had anyone with some pull at UEFA...

 

[Barnfred 55]

Oh it's FIFA levels ridiculous.

But they have Poch and have players who have choked plenty of times.

But the players coming in are serial winners

 

[JAYMULL]

What a farce the game has become.