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Messi leaving Barcelona

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  1. Kai-Petri

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    Lionel Messi has announced he will leave. Practically only Manchester City with Saudi money could buy him. We shall see.
     
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    Bleacher Reports says that is where he wants to go.

    Manchester is already crunching the numbers concerning Financial Fair Play regs.
     
  3. Kai-Petri

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    Yes the Money figures are bad. However City is selling some 6 players and Messi can possibly have a free transfer. Originally the clause closed in June but Corona might change the free transfer timetable.
     
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    I'll believe it when I see it. Remember he was going to retire from international games when Argentina lost to Germany in Rio? They talked him down then. We shall see.
    Besides, I don't root for Barcelona because of him, I root for them because my mother's family traces back to Catalunya.
     
  5. Kai-Petri

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    Messi's contract expires next summer. He has been really angry about how things have been handled during the last years. We shall see if he leaves or not.
     
  6. Kai-Petri

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    Messi took his first red card in the Spanish supercopa final after some 750+games for Barcelona.
    Athletic Bilbao won after extra time 3-2.
     
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    No new coontract with Barca and he can already negotiate a new deal with whomever .i say Manchester city.
     
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    However Lewandowski and Ronaldo ca. 33-35 years score in almost every game, especiially the Pole of Bayern.
     
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    Oh oh. Messi had to leave and go to PSG because Barcelona cannot go over the salary limit. What a sad ending for his Barca career.
     

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