great_young said:
In that case unrealistic option would be Messi to join Cardchat and become world's greatest and/or most expensive poker player :hmmmm2:
But then again in that case (wannabe) english teachers here could scare him off within' the matter of minutes :bebored:
I have been a huge fan of Messi over the years and have watched many matches live to enjoy his incredible talent.
However, he does disappoint me now. He speaks in his press conference about club love and is very disappointed that he cannot sign a new contract due to the shortage of finances. But why didn't he ask what Barcelona could spend on him or why wasn't the salary spread out over 30 years? His bank account is overflowing with money so he doesn't have to do it for that anymore.
The newspapers now write that he will leave for P$G for a sky-high salary.
However, he does disappoint me now. He speaks in his press conference about club love and is very disappointed that he cannot sign a new contract due to the shortage of finances. But why didn't he ask what Barcelona could spend on him or why wasn't the salary spread out over 30 years? His bank account is overflowing with money so he doesn't have to do it for that anymore.
The newspapers now write that he will leave for P$G for a sky-high salary.
this is a big surprise for me. I was 99% sure that he would play for Barcelona until the end of his career. but realities change very often in the world. now everyone is sure that the next club is PSG. but it would be more interesting for me to see him in the Premier League, Manchester City or Chelsea.
MC_asp said:
He couldn't sign a new contract with Barcelona, even if it was for free (which I think it'd be ridiculous if he had to sign it anyway). Barcelona without Messi is already spending more money on salary than La Liga allows so they can't make any new contracts until they solve this problem. Only if they had dismissed 4 key players they'd be able to sign Messi, which the president didn't think was a good idea. (That's the justification I've found online, these informations might not be 100% accurate).
Messi said he offered to reduce his salary by 50%. But as you mentioned, he couldn't even have been able to play for free (unless they would have gotten rid of other players).Cinhos_2000 said:
Unbelievable story. A football club as big as Barcelona in such a dire financial situation (some estimates the debt is around €1.2bn). I don't understand why they kept Josep Maria Bartomeu for so long.
