Because they're broke.
Summer Transfer Window 2021/2022
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He's been there 21 years, you don't think it's acceptable he's upset to be leaving, regardless of the circumstances?
This was my understanding, it's not possible for him to play for nothing at this point.
PSG's starting 11 is going to be ridiculous this season, champions league or bust.
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Then why is he going to PSG. The guy has more than enough money to worry about anything for the next 10 generations of his family. If his love for the game is that strong why doesn't he challenge himself and come to the Prem?
I am 100% sure that Stevie G, Paul Scholes, Alan Shearer, Le Tissier would all play for free if they had to because they love their clubs.
no way
Not sure why you quoted me because I didn't infer anything about his desire for money or his love of the game.
"Challenging yourself" in the prem is such a little Englander view. Maybe he wants to live in Paris and doesn't want to live in Manchester? Maybe he wants to play with neymar, mbappe, etc? Maybe he wants to work with pochettino? Maybe he wants to help PSG win their first champions league?
On your last point, I'm 100% sure you're wrong.
They absolutely wouldnt have played for free.
RE Messi coming to the prem. What are you picking...Manchester or Paris?
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Surely they can cope with just the Hakimi and Lukaku sales though? That's almost 200m euros.
In other news Tuanzebe has joined Villa on loan, good opportunity for him.
It's beginning to seem like it! It's hard to believe they wanted to lose Messi in this way.
and that's why they were all out at lunch for all that week. All of them. No they didn't keep receipts. And the restaurant was paid in cash so there's no credit card trail to say who paid. How is a 7 day meal unreasonable? Haven't you ever been taken to Monaco? I mean... err. It was the manilla envelope convention in the hotel and... they just had to see if it was something they wanted to start collecting, and err. Fancy a drink and a chance of a booth at the finals? Sorry Messi who?
No idea. Their finances are pretty ****ed though so it wouldn't be that big of a shock if they needed to clear more people out.
Not to mention playing with one of your best buds and being managed by a friend
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You are telling me that if Liverpool were in a situation like Barcelona is in now and prime Gerrard had to have a massive wage cut he wouldn't take it to stay at Liverpool? He had many offers but stayed loyal. Just like Paul Scholes.
Youve gone from they would play for free to now saying take a pay cut
make your mind up
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Footballers, like any of us would follow the money.
Ridiculous to suggest otherwise. There is no loyalty in football aside from supporters of the club.
Ridiculous to suggest otherwise. There is no loyalty in football aside from supporters of the club.
Not to mention that Messi offered to take a massive pay cut!Youve gone from they would play for free to now saying take a pay cut
make your mind up
A massive wage cut is different to playing for free. And he'd already accepted a 50% cut.
And even then Barca couldn’t register him as a player. They haven’t even registered Aguero or Depay yet! Their wage to income ratio is still way too high, like a million euros a week or more too high. They need to get rid of several highly paid players. Players like Coutinho and Griezmann need to be sold on the cheap to get them off the wage books.