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He hates being painted as a villian, surely he'll be leaving Spain after this. We should sign him.
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Got this from blue moon. How reliable is this guy?
Probably trueNot even the tax people knew about it either.
Only club ever to own Ronaldo and Messi, it'd be worth it for the bragging rights alone. Never mind us needing an experienced right winger.
That more or less means he doesn't have to think about the cost of anything when he goes shopping.
Here's the angle they're running with.Watch the mes que un club cultists strongly proclaim his deep love for the club and deny any mentions of greed or money grab.
Sure, the management offered it, but at the same time he must realize that he's seriously impacting the financial situation of a struggling club he claims to love.
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Well there's top wages and then there is half a billion over 4 years.This is barca fault not Messi
This whole 'holding the club to ransom' that some people are saying is nonsense
On a lesser scale it's like United being stupid to offer Rooney and DDG top wages after their prime / best and a long term contract as well which makes them hard to shift.
Messi has every right to be pissed that this was leaked especially if he knows only 5 or so people knew about it and they are all linked with barca
No way this is possible?!?Costed around 1.5 billions after taxes in 4 yrs
- €555,237,619 contract [4 years].
- €138m per season fixed + variables.
- €115,225,000 as ‘renewal fee’ just for accepting the contract.
- €77,929,955 loyalty bonus.
Finally we’d have a decent Ronaldo v Messi thread.If anyone leaks Ronaldo’s contract too, then we’d have a proper thread.
Genuinely why is it nonsense? He doesn't have to get that sort of money, he plays a part in the numbers. I'm not saying turn down the money obviously, but he's clearly making demands.This is barca fault not Messi
This whole 'holding the club to ransom' that some people are saying is nonsense
On a lesser scale it's like United being stupid to offer Rooney and DDG top wages after their prime / best and a long term contract as well which makes them hard to shift.
Messi has every right to be pissed that this was leaked especially if he knows only 5 or so people knew about it and they are all linked with barca
Those numbers are a bit confusing. So the €115m and €78m are part of the €138m/year, right?Costed around 1.5 billions after taxes in 4 yrs
- €555,237,619 contract [4 years].
- €138m per season fixed + variables.
- €115,225,000 as ‘renewal fee’ just for accepting the contract.
- €77,929,955 loyalty bonus.
Wrong, they are not.What's the sudden outrage?
Wasn't it widely reported at the time he signed his contract that his average salary over the whole length exceeds 100million€ per year?
Those numbers are a bit confusing. So the €115m and €78m are part of the €138m/year, right?
But Barcelona could just say..no feck off. The way Barca are run, it just seems like Messi said "I want this much" and Barcelona said yes sure, and we will spunk £400m on subpar players too!Genuinely why is it nonsense? He doesn't have to get that sort of money, he plays a part in the numbers. I'm not saying turn down the money obviously, but he's clearly making demands.
No they are lump sumThose numbers are a bit confusing. So the €115m and €78m are part of the €138m/year, right?
And Barcelona don't have to keep him?Genuinely why is it nonsense? He doesn't have to get that sort of money, he plays a part in the numbers. I'm not saying turn down the money obviously, but he's clearly making demands.
I guess footballers are less likely to do it as there is no salary cap. In theory they are just demanding more from the owner as opposed to demanding a greater percentage of a fixed wage bill.€138m (£122m) each season like a quarter of their revs on one player. I never understood why a player who was birthed at a club would take them to the cleaners so much. Does he not realise it will affect their ability to sign players and also impact their debt? In basketball we have seen players take lesser contracts so that their team has Cap space to sign a third Star player. Lebron, Steph Curry have done this. Guess Lional isn't cut from that cloth.