Yeah yeah yeah, comes up every summer, Messi says he wants to leave .... again, normally means he wants a new contract, but is this the summer he finally says enough is enough?
Yeah yeah yeah, comes up every summer, Messi says he wants to leave .... again, normally means he wants a new contract, but is this the summer he finally says enough is enough?
I reckon it's a play to get their President to resign.
If he does leave it gives them the chance to do a proper rebuild. Barcelona are crippled because of an ageing squad on high salaries. Messi is 33 and earns about 750k a week.
I'd still be surprised if he does actually leave though, but he is supposedly extremely pissed off with the way the club is being run, Neymar leaving, poor signings etc, and now his best mate Suarez has been told he can leave, that won't have helped his mood either.
The Argentina international, 33, sent a fax to the club on Tuesday saying he wishes to exercise a clause in his contract, allowing him to leave for free with immediate effect.
I actually think a move to City might end in tears for all involved. It's more likely it will go very well of course, but one very notable thing about 33 year old Messi is he doesn't like to run if he doesn't have to. Barcelona brought in Arturo Vidal to basically do Messi's running for him and that didn't work out. Guardiola is a very exacting manager; if people aren't pressing his way all over the pitch he gives them no end of grief, as Sterling and Aguero have learned. Pep knows Messi well and will likely make exceptions for him because he's so good, but City will likely have to alter the way they play slightly in order to work around Messi which will be interesting. Does Pep change his whole set-up for Messi, does he try to force him to adapt his game a bit to find a middle ground? Either way it will be a good watch.
I do hope he ends up at City. Seeing Messi in the Prem would be fantastic, and it would definitely add an extra spark to the title race given that you can see Liverpool having another really good season
I actually think a move to City might end in tears for all involved. It's more likely it will go very well of course, but one very notable thing about 33 year old Messi is he doesn't like to run if he doesn't have to. Barcelona brought in Arturo Vidal to basically do Messi's running for him and that didn't work out. Guardiola is a very exacting manager; if people aren't pressing his way all over the pitch he gives them no end of grief, as Sterling and Aguero have learned. Pep knows Messi well and will likely make exceptions for him because he's so good, but City will likely have to alter the way they play slightly in order to work around Messi which will be interesting. Does Pep change his whole set-up for Messi, does he try to force him to adapt his game a bit to find a middle ground? Either way it will be a good watch.
I do hope he ends up at City. Seeing Messi in the Prem would be fantastic, and it would definitely add an extra spark to the title race given that you can see Liverpool having another really good season
I think he'd probably have to.
I'm not saying Messi can't adapt, as he can probably play anywhere and do anything, but i just don't see a 33 year old Messi changing the way he plays that much, so you'd surely adapt your side to play around him. He'd probably want certain assurances before agreeing to sign anyway.
Be interesting to see what happens if they do sign him though. Firstly you then minimise the effect other players have, like De Bruyne for example. Everything goes through him now, but that won't happen if Messi is your playmaker. Secondly they'd surely have to offload some top quality players. If you have Messi as your right sided attacker then you don't need both Mahrez and Bernardo.
In any case, as incredible a player as he is, it still won't hide the fact that City's problem is with their defence.
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We should go to £2500 for Ronaldo if he wants to sign.
Puyol even saying goodbye maybe
Luis Suarez also responded to this tweet
So seems he has the Barcelona players and ex players support
I'd still be surprised if he does actually leave though, but he is supposedly extremely pissed off with the way the club is being run, Neymar leaving, poor signings etc, and now his best mate Suarez has been told he can leave, that won't have helped his mood either.
The Argentina international, 33, sent a fax to the club on Tuesday saying he wishes to exercise a clause in his contract, allowing him to leave for free with immediate effect.
Seriously?
Messi has a clause that allows him to leave for free.
That clause is between May-June
Messi wqnts to activate that cause as June to Covid the season has just finished so we are technically in what would be the May-June period.
Barcelona are saying we are in August and past the May-June period so that clause has gone.
Could be very interesting
I reckon they'll sort something out at the top to ensure he stays
Man City weasel their way out of a Champions League Ban for violating FFP, then will probably sign Messi. UEFA can fuck right off
UEFA/FFP/Champions league is another world away from Charlton, so i'm not too fussed about that.
Even a 33 year old Messi will be a joy to watch.
I'm not saying Messi can't adapt, as he can probably play anywhere and do anything, but i just don't see a 33 year old Messi changing the way he plays that much, so you'd surely adapt your side to play around him.
He'd probably want certain assurances before agreeing to sign anyway.
Be interesting to see what happens if they do sign him though. Firstly you then minimise the effect other players have, like De Bruyne for example. Everything goes through him now, but that won't happen if Messi is your playmaker. Secondly they'd surely have to offload some top quality players. If you have Messi as your right sided attacker then you don't need both Mahrez and Bernardo.
In any case, as incredible a player as he is, it still won't hide the fact that City's problem is with their defence.