They most likely are paying certain staff and players a second "consultancy wage". Since the leaked documents prove they have a history of this. However, I don't see where else Pep would or could go. I don't think it was purely financial. I think it's very likely that Messi will join City and Pep most likely knows he wouldn't get a Messi at the likes of PSG/Juve. City will pay the million euros a week or whatever ridiculous salary he's on.It’s very fishy that he’s happy to stay at City longer than Barca & Bayern put together. It’s almost like they are paying him far more money than is officially reported....
Reminds me of how none of their star players ever want to leave despite never coming close to a CL, while ours & Liverpool’s always “dream of Madrid/Barca”
It’s a bit weird mate. He cut his time short literally at home with all his friends, cut his time short in a city like Munich, but is happy to commit the better part of a decade to a shit hole like Manchester.
I reckon he'll end up at PSG, already winning the league every season and unlimited spending, suits him better imo
One thing is for certain, he’ll never take a job for a team who isn’t already the strongest in the league with the biggest transfer budget.
He probably would have stayed at Barca if all his friends there didn't leave. At Bayern it never really worked for him because of all those ex-players involved. I think he was even thinking about leaving after second season there.
Barca and bayern are superclubs with intense backroom politics. I dun think he was ever comfortable with that. City on other hand is drama free in comparison
what a sad little world football is now. City were never hiring Poch, he'd be such a laughable downgrade.
You do know City bought Pep's brother his own club to play with.
Barca need to offload wages just to survive and Messi takes up a fair chunk of their wage bill and wants to leave. Pretty sure City is the only club that can 'afford' him atmI can't be the only one who thinks Messi to city isn't guaranteed?
I'd take if Ronaldo comes back though.
Cristiano comes back and leads up to a title doing a double over Lionel's City and solidifying himself as the GOAT
Ya probably not but why should he? He's earned his right to have the pick of the jobs in my opinion
It's not as cut and dried as that. Of course City hope keeping Pep will attract Messi, which is true. But on the other hand, keeping Messi at Barca will be a huge election issue for Barca presidential candidates. Messi had problems with the last board, so it's still possible that he will stay under a more friendly board plus new deal.
To prove himself, he needs to avoid the top teams convinced of his skills, and go to a midtable team, and win everything there.
He doesn't need to prove anything. He is a top manager, and his track record proves that.
I'm not sure why that would matter; or if it does, it also disqualifies yourself, as you're a United fan and hence are too biased in your opinions on the City coach (by that logic).
Or at least fullfill the upper expectations of top sides post 2011?
Maybe they are banking on him doing a Fergie/Wenger & staying for 20+ years?
Pride?
If you were the managing director of google then Amazon then Facebook would you go to Myspace to restore it to it's former glory?
That’s a bit of a silly comparison.
Yes, would you not?
You won't be signing Messi in Jan. He is due a huge loyalty payment for completing the season with Barca. You would also have to pay a transfer fee in Jan whereas he would be a free agent at the end of the season.
The comparison isn't completely daft, though i guess he should have used another company that's not completely finished like myspace is.
brilliant