Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:$700 million to get out of Barca contract. Steep price!
It’s now a legal fight. If Barca presses, and his legal argument does not succeed, he will threaten to retire. The fallout for the Barca brand would be catastrophic. We will are just how dumb Barca has become.
Barca have always been a second class club (until his arrival). More so if you consider the amount of political BS they embrace and spew. (For those who don't know they force you to learn their regional language, including your relatives. Hence why his sister returned back to Argentina and didn't fall for that crap. Iniesta started showcasing the Spanish flag on his boots immediately after leaving that horrendous atmosphere). Barca simply lucked out (HARD AF) with offering Messi's parents the hormonal treatment they could not afford in Argentina to make him grow and not be considered a midget legally speaking. Obviously they accepted as they had nothing to lose...
The rest is history. With a heavy dose of marketing too. No international trophies to his name albeit surrounded by world class stars. Once Xavi and Iniesta left what has he accomplished in the Champions League? One trophy in a decade. He never comes out and speak after bad losses like TRUE leaders do. He has signed probably like 6 or 7 renewal contracts during his tenure. Talk about love for a club lol.
Furthermore, once he saw the leverage his talent brought to the table he went full on dictator as to whom should be playing with him and who shouldn't. Making those who he believed did not deserve to share the pitch with him a miserable life.
Do not get me wrong, man is once in a lifetime type talent. But again, he has been receiving massive marketing and campaigning going his way.
Lastly, after everything the club has given him he is now acting like the disloyal rat he is... so there is that.