Transfer discussion thread

[Loonerty]

I call bullshit on that one.

Being reported by two top tier Chelsea sources so I'm inclined to believe it.

 

[Loonerty]

Oh sorry, 72m including add ons, not 70m.

 

[Zidane98]

LOL




And now reports from Argentina that Messi has decided to stay, no longer wants to move and will be back in training shortly.

 

[Zidane98]

Oh sorry, 72m including add ons, not 70m.

The original rumoured amount was 90m euros (80m) pounds wasn't it? 72m sounds not too far off.

 

[Zidane98]

i'd be okay with laporte, ake, garcia and stones as our cb's. not thrilled, but okay.

what if garcia leaves for barca and otamendi stays, you happy with that?

 

[Loonerty]

The original rumoured amount was 90m euros (80m) pounds wasn't it? 72m sounds not too far off.

There was talk that Leverkusen would only accept 100m Euros.

 

[Procrastinator35]

There was talk that Leverkusen would only accept 100m Euros.

Pounds are worth more than Euro's; So it'll likely end up coming close to 90 Million euros post add-ons....With the covid discount included.

 

[Magma]

what if garcia leaves for barca and otamendi stays, you happy with that?

no otherwise i would have put otamendi and not garcia

 

[Magma]

also the messi clause does exist, just like it did for iniesta and xavi. it just has to be activated by a certain date. at that time we were banned in europe.

 

[Gameova_]

Messi is a potato getting sick of the headlines of him.

 

[Zidane98]

Looks like the sheikh has bottled it.

 

[Gameova_]

Looks like the sheikh has bottled it.

Big season for pep and city. Another trophyless season and pep will get the sack

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Looks like the sheikh has bottled it.

So simple. Not spunking 700m is a classic case of bottling it.

 

[Hap Hapablap]

i dont think even the richest person on this planet would spend 700m for an ageing messi

 

[Gameova_]

i dont think even the richest person on this planet would spend 700m for an ageing messi

Bro no one is spending that much of a 25 year old Messi.

 

[Magma]

i just wanna see the follow up video from the guy who called him a satanic dwarf

 

[Gameova_]

i just wanna see the follow up video from the guy who called him a satanic dwarf

Which guy

 

[Magma]

Which guy

specifically the one who called him a satanic dwarf

 

[Gameova_]

specifically the one who called him a satanic dwarf

I didn't see it

 

[Art Vandelay_]

 

[moomba]

Even though we never publicly registered our interest I think that's about as close as we'll ever get to the Messi dream.

In three months time he'll be able to sign a pre contract, in 8 months time he won't need to go through the courts to move. But by then there'll be another election at Barca, and if I don't think Messi left anyone in doubt which way they should vote when that day comes.

 

[Gameova_]

Even though we never publicly registered our interest I think that's about as close as we'll ever get to the Messi dream.

In three months time he'll be able to sign a pre contract, in 8 months time he won't need to go through the courts to move. But by then there'll be another election at Barca, and if I don't think Messi left anyone in doubt which way they should vote when that day comes.

Plan was him leaving next year. Would you take him at 34?

 

[moomba]

Plan was him leaving next year. Would you take him at 34?

I would.

Things couldn't be much worse between him and Barca right now, but a change of board in March (I think) will settle things down.

Our best bet is a pre contract in January before the elections take place.

 

[Gameova_]

I would.

Things couldn't be much worse between him and Barca right now, but a change of board in March (I think) will settle things down.

Our best bet is a pre contract in January before the elections take place.

Hell be 34 though? I think city or any club would be better using the money elsewhere. Heck go for mbappe or something.

 

[moomba]

Unless he falls off a cliff, Messi at 34 is still better than 99% of the premier league.

The commercial possibilities of having someone like Messi in a City shirt are pretty huge as well.

Mbappe isn't realistic for us imo. Numbers don't stack up and we'll be up against other top clubs. Messi was almost the perfect storm, if he was going to leave Barca it was always going to be to come to us. We laid the groundwork for that over the past decade.