€250m bid rejected by Barca for Messi

Mont

The world-record bid by an unknown Russian club of €250m for Messi and a reported €30m a year in wages was rejected by both Barcelona and Messi. Great to see loyalty is still part of the game. The fee drawves every other bid in history.

darced

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Ed Winchester

Mont wrote: »

The world-record bid by an unknown Russian club of €250m for Messi and a reported €30m a year in wages was rejected by both Barcelona and Messi. Great to see loyalty is still part of the game. The fee drawves every other bid in history.

Any link?

Obviously a bullish!t story.

Paul Tergat

Its Día de los santos inocentes - dont be falling for it

5starpool

Oh those crazy Spanish and their hilarious japes.

Mr Blobby

Here's a link.

Load of crap I say

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/lionel-messi-was-the-subject-of-a-205million-bid-1507689

Fizman

Sure his buy out clause is less than that. (£203m apparently).

Mont

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/1228/1224328225192.html

Mont

Fizman wrote: »

Sure his buy out clause is less than that. (£203m apparently).

= €250m

tvnutz

Fizman wrote: »

Sure his buy out clause is less than that. (£203m apparently).

€250m is about £203m

Mont

In fairness i think Barca would reject €250m bid and Messi would refuse also, why the hell would he leave Barcelona?

GavRedKing

£461K a week after tax. :eek:

That's bankruptcy figures right there.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

As Paul Tergat mentioned. Today is the Spanish version of April Fools.

Washington Irving

Paul Tergat wrote: »

Its Día de los santos inocentes - dont be falling for it

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

As Paul Tergat mentioned. Today is the Spanish version of April Fools.

The story is obviously a load of bollocks but it was doing the rounds before today. Saw it on Twitter at some point in the last few days, I'm looking for it now.

inforfun

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

As Paul Tergat mentioned. Today is the Spanish version of April Fools.

Same story was in the Dutch news yesterday with a link to El Mundo

I guess only Anzi could come up with a bid like that

BhoscaCapall

I just emailed Barca and offered them €1bn for Messi with a €25m a week contract but it got rejected. Gutted.

Anyone

BhoscaCapall wrote: »

I just emailed Barca and offered them €1bn for Messi with a €25m a week contract but it got rejected. Gutted.

Cheaper than getting Jason Newsted back in Metallica, he wants "a squillion dollars". http://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/former-bass-player-would-rejoin-metallica-if-they-were-brofessional-579259.html

Liam O

Will Messi go hungry in Spain though is the real question? Last I'd want to see is for him to be homeless and not be able to afford his lifestyle.

8-10

Mont wrote: »

In fairness i think Barca would reject €250m bid and Messi would refuse also, why the hell would he leave Barcelona?

If indeed that was his release clause, my understanding would be that they could not reject it.

Were any of this true of course....

Rayne Wooney

Barca had to accept the offer because the bid was higher than the release clause in his contract, but then Messi rejected it.

Professey Chin

Anyone wrote: »

Cheaper than getting Jason Newsted back in Metallica, he wants "a squillion dollars". http://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/former-bass-player-would-rejoin-metallica-if-they-were-brofessional-579259.html

Id rather stick with Trujillo

Bodhisopha

Could resurrect Cliff Burton with that sort of money.

tolosenc

Isn't that pretty much the same money he's on at Barca? Surely you'd have to offer him twice that, and then some.

Why on Earth is his buyout clause so low? Ronaldo's is a billion, Messi's should be similar.

Pro. F

¡Inocente!

Turtyturd

tolosenc wrote: »

Isn't that pretty much the same money he's on at Barca? Surely you'd have to offer him twice that, and then some.

Why on Earth is his buyout clause so low? Ronaldo's is a billion, Messi's should be similar.

Ronald probably insisted it was that much.

Mars Bar

tolosenc wrote: »

Isn't that pretty much the same money he's on at Barca? Surely you'd have to offer him twice that, and then some.

Why on Earth is his buyout clause so low? Ronaldo's is a billion, Messi's should be similar.

Messi is very unlikely to leave Barcelona so the buyout clause is irrelevant to him in the grand scheme of things.

tolosenc

Turtyturd wrote: »

Ronald probably insisted it was that much.

That's not in his interest, so I doubt it.

Mars Bar wrote: »

Messi is very unlikely to leave Barcelona so the buyout clause is irrelevant to him in the grand scheme of things.

Yeah, but all it takes is him to have a blow out with the management, and there's a host of clubs like City, PSG, and Anzhi(clearly) who would be more than happy to pay that much for Messi. It needs to be a bit more prohibitive, IMO.

Mars Bar

tolosenc wrote: »

That's not in his interest, so I doubt it.



Yeah, but all it takes is him to have a blow out with the management, and there's a host of clubs like City, PSG, and Anzhi(clearly) who would be more than happy to pay that much for Messi. It needs to be a bit more prohibitive, IMO.

It'd take a blow out with the guys at the top of the club. I'd imagine Barca would sack the management if they had an argument before they'd let Messi go.

GavRedKing

Mars Bar wrote: »

It'd take a blow out with the guys at the top of the club. I'd imagine Barca would sack the management if they had an argument before they'd let Messi go.

Messi for manager!

dfx-

Mars Bar wrote: »

Messi is very unlikely to leave Barcelona so the buyout clause is irrelevant to him in the grand scheme of things.

He will go back to Argentina to finish his career, but could be when he 32+

Ages away.:cool:

DARK-KNIGHT

word circulating is that russians turned eyes to robbie keane... he has been offered similar terms but i heard he was thinking twice before committing to russian side

Seamu$

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

word circulating is that russians turned eyes to robbie keane... he has been offered similar terms but i heard he was thinking twice before committing to russian side

Thinking twice?! Why? Surely they were his boyhood club that he has always dreamed of playing for?!!

eagle eye

Messi or...

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Lloris(12m)

Azpilicueta(7m)----Vertonghen(10m)----Chico(2m)----Nastasic(12m)

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Dembele(15m)

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Garcia(16m)

Moses(9m)

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Cazorla(20m)

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Hazard(32m)

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RVP(24m)

Subs: Foster(3.5m), Bassong(4m), Oscar(25m), Pienaar(4.5m), Mirallas(6m), Michu(2m), Podolski(11m)

*didn't use any free transfers as it would defeat the purpose.