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pu7pl3:
Wetin concern me? Italy Vs Argentina is mouth Watering but if Messi loses you guys will hear from me

Kilishihunter:
He agreed to play in a bench role while coming, depay or Fati would probably be the CF

Kilishihunter:
He agreed to play in a bench role while coming, depay or Fati would probably be the CF

Expert17:
Nice deal.

Reduced the wage bill + adding a quality midfielder

Indasboki:
We have a frontline of Depay, Fati, Aguero and Messi

Midfield - Busq( this one no get where e day go), Pedri Dejong Saul, Riqui, illaix ( heard he has a fallout with us sha)

Defense - Pique, Araujo, Dest, Emerson, Jordi, Oscar


How we take one manage am?

No forget say we are not even sure if Fati will still replicate his fine form yet.

And we have an unfit Aguero in the squad.

Taguchi:
griezy + suarez ?
not so nice bro

jpmoriarti:
Yeahh the copa made things so much easier.

But 50% pay cut for Messi, however generous, still puts him at €30million. Chaiii

biomustry:
Our president

Kilishihunter:
Plus the addition of Rodrigo de paul in midfield, Those guys would cause trouble next season

Taguchi:
iswear bro, i suport selling grezy but not to ATM.
too risky man, too risky.

pu7pl3:
Lmaoo Devvy44 snitched like tekashi and the Mods come with airstrikes

ddippset:
How much does he generate?

Any idea?

ddippset:
Still waiting for the part where Papa Perez says "Messi is the ultimate footballer and Cristiano is the idiiot who likes to take off his shirt and steal all the glory"

It's coming, I know it's coming!

ddippset:
They said he had never won an international trophy.

He not only won an international trophy, but he did it in style!


-Best player.
-Top scorer.
-Top assist provider.
-Highest MOM awards.
-Did it at the Maracana.


I wee not rest..

Kilishihunter:
For sure, Since their minute excuse has vanished, I've been mostly seeing, "there are 2 goats, let's just enjoy and respect them for the little time they'll play" I respect ronaldo, forget trolling, but me I no go ever gree that there are two goats, Lailai
For every noise they sowed, x3 shall be returned back unto them, By FIre By Thunder , Infact make them Getat

Indasboki:
Guy oo. No leave these guys to rest ooo. Their luck say them ban my other account. Anyways, we are coming back for them

jpmoriarti:
Of course Messi generates so much more for the club. Without him, Barcelona wont have as much sponsors as they have now. Majority of them are with the club, just because of him.

Laporta knows how importance he is. 5 years contract for a 34year old. Quite extraordinary

patrickmuf:
You acknowledge he generates so much more so, I really don't get why you think 30m is still on the high side...

GrammarNazi1:
One of the haters, the first letter of his moniker is 'k' and the last one is 'b', is viewing but can't even say anything.

What a pity!

jpmoriarti:
Lmaoo of course for Messi, it is not enough for what he does for the club but for me, 30million euros chaiiii I will retire from all active work for live.

Raalsalghul:
Once a fraud, always a fraud!

I'm not moved.

Let him prove himself at another club.

Raalsalghul:
Once a fraud, always a fraud!

I'm not moved.

Let him prove himself at another club.

Raalsalghul:
Once a fraud, always a fraud!

I'm not moved.

Let him prove himself at another club.

Kilishihunter:
Ilaix has a contract dispute with barca, baba wan cash out but Barca dey give am contract that they feel is okay for him at his age and squad importance but starboy no gree, It won't be surprising if he leaves though he's a fan favorite, For Fati it might take some time but I hopefully believe he won't turn out like bojan, imagine Fati pre injury in that Spanish squad in the euros, But bro all this we are saying won't bear any fruit as long as we still have that defence, we need a strong and vital CB, Eric Garcia performed well in the euros but he's one for the future so let's not put high hopes on him yet, I really liked Cristian Romero's performances in Atalanta cause I watched some Serie A games and later argentina, Little wonder he was serie A defender of the season, Atalanta are looking to sell, but money no dey, For Laporte's case we've not heard anything again, De ligt is not for sale, If a legit defender is brought in, My fears would be allayed greatly

Indasboki:
Here's my take on this Griezmann-Saul swap deal.

Just go back 10 months ago to September 2020. Suarez was a Barca player and many Barca fans wanted him out. Suarez did join Atletico and we literally gifted Atletico a La Liga title.

Now, we are doing the same. Atletico already have bought Rodrigo De Paul. Now, if we give them Griezmann, they will be legit La Liga title contenders again. Not only next season but for atleast a couple of seasons.

Coming to Saul, I think we're getting him as a squad player only. He isn't going to displace our midfield trio of De Jong - Busquets - Pedri. Last season, Saul didn't play much for Atletico and didn't even get called by Spain national team. I don't really understand why we need him. His signing might turn out be another disaster like Pjanic.

We should be swapping Griezmann for some defender. Giving a player of his caliber to a direct rival makes no sense. And why not ask for a salary reduction if that's the main issue. If Messi can take a reduction of more than 70%, I am sure others can too. If salary reduction is not possible, sell him outside La Liga. There is no point in making an already strong rival, even more strong.

Our attack comprises of 2 injury prone players in Dembele and Aguero. As for Fati, nobody can say how a players comes out of such a horrific injury. Braithwate will probably be sold. We literally have only Messi and Depay as our reliable forwards. If one of them gets long term injury, our season is doomed. It makes more sense to keep Griezmann at reduced salary or sell him outside La Liga.

Giving Griezmann to Atletico is a bad move. And I don't think it will take long enough to prove it. Just wait few months. Atletico are going to compete on multiple fronts if they manage to get back Griezmann.