El Zen Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 18 minutes ago, Genie said: Apparently Messi will wear number 30 at PSG (the number he wore when he made his debut at Barcelona). Somewhere, in a storage box, I actually own a Messi 30 Barcelona shirt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 £25million signing on fee plus 125k a week wage But he loved Barcelona so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, Jimzk5 said: £25million signing on fee plus 125k a week wage But he loved Barcelona so much I don't get it, should he forego all of that because he loves Barca? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, Keyblade said: I don't get it, should he forego all of that because he loves Barca? No, he's already incredibly wealthy, beyond anyones dreams, how much money does he need, if you profess to love barca so much, play for a quid a week instead of crying about la liga rules making it impossible for him to stay Amazing player, world's best ever probably, but a total cumshot into a sock with the tears over Barcelona 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Jimzk5 said: if you profess to love barca so much, play for a quid a week instead of crying about la liga rules making it impossible for him to stay He couldn't unless they took hundreds of thousands off their wage bill due to being so far over the cap. He's played hard ball for years and earns an obscene amount, but as a player considered probably the greatest of all time, it's hard to argue. Barcelona haven't paid it due to being charitable, they've paid it because even with his grotesque wages, he earned them a fortune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, Jimzk5 said: No, he's already incredibly wealthy, beyond anyones dreams, how much money does he need, if you profess to love barca so much, play for a quid a week instead of crying about la liga rules making it impossible for him to stay Amazing player, world's best ever probably, but a total cumshot into a sock with the tears over Barcelona He could sign for free and Barca wouldn't be able to keep him. It was out of his hands. He already agreed to a 50% wage cut when he thought he'd signed back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, Jimzk5 said: No, he's already incredibly wealthy, beyond anyones dreams, how much money does he need, if you profess to love barca so much, play for a quid a week instead of crying about la liga rules making it impossible for him to stay Sorry, I’m lost on this part. He should play for £1, even though he can’t do this? What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Ultimately it seems both he and Barce were playing a game of chicken with La Liga, certain they'd make an exception and let Barcelona break the rules rather than let Messi play in another league. Whoops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Not sure why people don't get that barca can't register him, they're not allowed to register new players, they can't register aguero either It doesn't matter if they paid messi £1 a week or £1m a week he wouldn't be able to kick a la liga ball for them 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 36 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Not sure why people don't get that barca can't register him, they're not allowed to register new players, they can't register aguero either It doesn't matter if they paid messi £1 a week or £1m a week he wouldn't be able to kick a la liga ball for them Because people are thick. They see all these figures written down and go a bit doolally. Wasn't he meant to be on €3m a week a few weeks ago? Even though he and the rest of the Barca players had taken big paycuts these past 2 seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Jimzk5 said: No, he's already incredibly wealthy, beyond anyones dreams, how much money does he need, if you profess to love barca so much, play for a quid a week instead of crying about la liga rules making it impossible for him to stay Amazing player, world's best ever probably, but a total cumshot into a sock with the tears over Barcelona That would be illegal. I don’t feel sorry for him in the slightest, but people need to stop perpetuating the idea that «playing for free» was an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Davkaus said: Ultimately it seems both he and Barce were playing a game of chicken with La Liga, certain they'd make an exception and let Barcelona break the rules rather than let Messi play in another league. Whoops. And good on them for not caving in. I’m very surprised they haven’t, but credit where it’s due. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Davkaus said: Ultimately it seems both he and Barce were playing a game of chicken with La Liga, certain they'd make an exception and let Barcelona break the rules rather than let Messi play in another league. Whoops. Good. Serves them right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 How totally boring that Messi signs with PSG. He could've signed with a club like Sampdoria or Hamburg or Celta Vigo or Aston Villa. A club with aspirations but not elite. Like how Maradona signed with Napoli. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNVillan Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 3 hours ago, Jimzk5 said: No, he's already incredibly wealthy, beyond anyones dreams, how much money does he need, if you profess to love barca so much, play for a quid a week instead of crying about la liga rules making it impossible for him to stay Amazing player, world's best ever probably, but a total cumshot into a sock with the tears over Barcelona Asking someone to do an incredibly demanding job for essentially free, especially as maybe the best of all time, is an unrealistic thing to ask. I love my job, but I’m not doing it for a dollar a week no matter how much money I have. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 I look forward to the “It was always my dream to play for PSG” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, maqroll said: How totally boring that Messi signs with PSG. He could've signed with a club like Sampdoria or Hamburg or Celta Vigo or Aston Villa. A club with aspirations but not elite. Like how Maradona signed with Napoli. Maybe he remembered how it all turned out for diego and thought better of it. Edited August 11, 2021 by villa89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 15 minutes ago, dudevillaisnice said: I look forward to the “It was always my dream to play for PSG” He remembers the good old days of mid table finishes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jonesy7211 Posted August 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2021 In the locked Lionel Messi thread, I stated I'd donate £10 if he signed for PSG as I thought this would never happen. I was certain it was a power play against La Liga to bend the FFP rules in favour of Barca. I couldn't have been more wrong, so I gladly donated. This signing still stinks though. Oil clubs, along with Sky, have killed football for any aspirational club. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 1 hour ago, villa89 said: Maybe he remembered how it all turned out for diego and thought better of it. Plucky Napoli bought him for a world record fee and enormous wages, probably paid for by criminals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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