Lionel Messi - v7

[MagIX]

It was before COVID. I doubt Messi has brought in anywhere close to the amount of money in the past 18 months. We've lost a lot from no stadium tours, shirt sales, no tours around the city, no matchday tickets.

With COVID cases supposedly rising all over Europe, I don't see our situation improving all that much in that department.

Of course, it is a worldwide crisis. He certainly generates less revenue, but not 0 revenue.
The question is that you cannot say whether it is too expensive or not if you do not know how much income he generates for the club.
Surely they want to keep him not for sporting reasons, but mainly for financial reasons.

 

[Messigician]

❗️BREAKING: Leo Messi has for the first time this year become the FAVOURITE to win the 2021 Ballon d'Or, according to @paddypower.


Give me freedom give me fire give me the copa or I'll retire

 

[malvolio]

many follow this team to see messi play. no other player in our squad is even close to half of the attention messi generates.

even in covid times he is the guy that sells the most for fc barcelona. he's also a club icon that ties in well with the la masia philosophy and all that. not just a mercenary we bought for a staggering amount and has no affiliation with the club.

is 60M the right amount? sure it seems too big, but i'm sure laporta has done the math.

 

[Morten]

❗️BREAKING: Leo Messi has for the first time this year become the FAVOURITE to win the 2021 Ballon d'Or, according to @paddypower.


Give me freedom give me fire give me the copa or I'll retire

How is he already favorite? He needs to at least make the final in the Copa, otherwise Lewandowski should be favorite.

 

[BarcaOG]

How is he already favorite? He needs to at least make the final in the Copa, otherwise Lewandowski should be favorite.

dont listen to this nonsense morten. these messibois automatically think messi is bdor because he scored a couple of goals against mighty, world-beating bolivia, instantly forgetting his otherwise mediocre year. you have been on barcaforum long enough to know these things mate!

 

[Morten]

dont listen to this nonsense morten. these messibois automatically think messi is bdor because he scored a couple of goals against mighty, world-beating bolivia, instantly forgetting his otherwise mediocre year. you have been on barcaforum long enough to know these things mate!

Messi hasn't been mediocre, but still, he needs something extra to be favorite, he doesnt have that yet.

 

[Luftstalag14]

IF this is true, 60m gross is still a lot for sure, but significantly less than what he has been getting (100m gross or even higher?), so I will take that.

 

[ebc_99]

Messi is the favourite whether you guys like it or not, and deservedly so.

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

IF this is true, 60m gross is still a lot for sure, but significantly less than what he has been getting (100m gross or even higher?), so I will take that.

40m less is huge and we would definitely benefit of it, lets see if its true.

 

[Rory]

KingLeo's tenants playing up again. Keep the noise down guys.

 

[BarcaOG]

Messi is the favourite whether you guys like it or not, and deservedly so.

if he wins the copa, he will deserve the bdor. that is correct.

if he doesnt, there is no player today who unambiguously 'deserves' it. it would be a toss up year between 4-6 players.

 

[behindbrowneyes]

It is true that Bar?a would like to close it before midnight today, but fair play and taxation must be tied well.

https://twitter.com/10JoseAlvarez/status/1410200664039464960

That's not the real reason. Barca wants to sign the contract one month later so they can save one month of his salary, which are MILLIONS in Leo's case.

 

[malvolio]

dont listen to this nonsense morten. these messibois automatically think messi is bdor because he scored a couple of goals against mighty, world-beating bolivia, instantly forgetting his otherwise mediocre year. you have been on barcaforum long enough to know these things mate!

the bookies placed him as favorite, mate.

barcaforum isn't a betting site and its members don't vote for the ballon d'or.

 

[BarcaOG]

Messi hasn't been mediocre, but still, he needs something extra to be favorite, he doesnt have that yet.

absolutely mediocre. just because he has good games against mid and low tier teams doesnt make up for his absolute no shows against atleti, real, and another year of complete failure in the CL. not to mention he is such a bad leader that even when barca had the league in its hands only needing to win its remaining games, messi couldnt even lead barcelona to beat some low tier teams at home in the camp nou

as mediocre as it gets

 

[BarcaOG]

the bookies placed him as favorite, mate.

barcaforum isn't a betting site and its members don't vote for the ballon d'or.

messi's name and legacy will always place him among the favourites. doesnt mean shit.