Quote from: KTChampions on January 08, 2025, 09:29:41 PM

Quote from: Zackz5000 on January 08, 2025, 08:54:30 AM

Quote from: KTChampions on January 02, 2025, 03:22:09 PM

Many accused Neymar of being greedy, many accused Mbappe of being greedy (quite rightly), but it looks like we have a champion: Messi.
What do you think of these numbers? This is absolutely Saudi Arabian level of payments and no adequate European club with non-corrupt management would ever sign such a contract.
Against the backdrop of these payments, Messi's tales of loyalty to the club look like a joke. He actually destroyed Barcelona, which fell into a financial crisis (by the way, they still pay him) and currently lost Olmo due to financial problems.

I don't see it as been greed since Messi wasn't forcing it on them to do so if Barcelona wasn't comfortable with the price they would have allowed Messi to leave the team then, Messi is a very good player he has won world best player several times he has even make Barcelona achieve more tittle and names in football history so I think he worth the payment Messi has help Barcelona to generate more money in the past. The only part I wasn't happy with Messi was the fart that he later left Barcelona at the end of everything he has been right from academy because through Barcelona he also made names in football I think he would have just retired at Barcelona.

How can you be sure of this? Maybe you were present at the negotiations or you have some inside information? From the facts we have: 115 million simply for agreeing to extend the contract. I think you will agree that this is very similar to "if you don't pay me, then I can go to those who will"? And this is not a conversation about salary at all. Literally 115 million for "loyalty".

The club have the right to say NO to what so ever offer Messi was telling them if it doesn't suit them they can probably let Messi go if the offer will be too big for them and you that were there present what made you believe that this was done duress, they choose to pay him 115 million for agreeing to extend his contract probably they believe if they allow his stay his presence in the team and his commitment to the team will generate the club more money instead of blaming Messi put the blame on the Barcelona management for accepting such offer so they probably seen or believe that they can't do with Messi in their team they forget that it was not just Messi alone that was making Barcelona play a better game but the entire team the like of xavi, Iniesta and others even made Messi who he is so they should allow Messi go if they can't pay and may even still do more better without Messi in the team. So my brother Messi wasn't forcing this on them.