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€250m bid rejected by Barca for Messi

  • 28-12-2012 4:45pm
    #1
    Mont
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 482 ✭✭


    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.


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  • #2
    darced
    Registered Users Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


    This post has been deleted.


  • #3
    Ed Winchester
    Registered Users Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭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.


  • #4
    Paul Tergat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,772 ✭✭✭✭Paul Tergat


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


  • #5
    5starpool
    Subscribers Posts: 32,855 ✭✭✭✭5starpool


    Oh those crazy Spanish and their hilarious japes.


  • #6
    Mr Blobby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,752 ✭✭✭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


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  • #7
    Fizman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,605 ✭✭✭Fizman


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


  • #8
    Mont
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 482 ✭✭Mont


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


  • #9
    Mont
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 482 ✭✭Mont


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

    = €250m


  • #10
    tvnutz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,788 ✭✭✭tvnutz


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

    €250m is about £203m


  • #11
    Mont
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 482 ✭✭Mont


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


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  • #12
    GavRedKing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53,262 ✭✭✭✭GavRedKing


    £461K a week after tax. :eek:

    That's bankruptcy figures right there.


  • #13
    Fuzzy_Dunlop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,500 ✭✭✭Fuzzy_Dunlop


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


  • #14
    Washington Irving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,066 ✭✭✭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.


  • #15
    inforfun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,862 ✭✭✭✭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


  • #16
    BhoscaCapall
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,940 ✭✭✭BhoscaCapall


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


  • #17
    Anyone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭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


  • #18
    Liam O
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,391 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #19
    8-10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,370 ✭✭✭✭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....


  • #20
    Rayne Wooney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,136 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #21
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭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


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  • #22
    Bodhisopha
    Registered Users Posts: 4,068 ✭✭✭Bodhisopha


    Could resurrect Cliff Burton with that sort of money.


  • #23
    tolosenc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,889 ✭✭✭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.


  • #24
    Pro. F
    Registered Users Posts: 12,219 ✭✭✭✭Pro. F


    ¡Inocente!


  • #25
    Turtyturd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,397 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #26
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,949 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #27
    tolosenc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,889 ✭✭✭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.


  • #28
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,949 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #29
    GavRedKing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53,262 ✭✭✭✭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!


  • #30
    dfx-
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,694 Mod ✭✭✭✭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:


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  • #31
    DARK-KNIGHT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,233 ✭✭✭✭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


  • #32
    Seamu$
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 606 ✭✭✭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?!! :D


  • #33
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,990 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Messi or...
    Lloris(12m)

    Azpilicueta(7m)----Vertonghen(10m)----Chico(2m)----Nastasic(12m)
    Dembele(15m)
    Garcia(16m)

    Moses(9m)
    Cazorla(20m)
    Hazard(32m)
    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.


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