theboyangel Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 4 minutes ago, villa4europe said: So barca have played their hand, they're in the shit because messi gets paid too much and he gets paid too much because he has too much power over them It doesn't shift the blame, he didn't offer himself that contract... And it's still only a portion of their financial woe Messi's wages or signing greizmann, dembele and coutinho? Which has put them more in the shit? Didn’t they kick up such a fuss in the summer to stop him moving on? I agree on the contract offer - if offered why wouldn’t Messi sign it!?! Also, the three signings you’ve mentioned (amongst quite a few others) really haven’t been value for money either and they’ve never found a successor to LM. IIRC Barca were in a similar situation in the early 2000s with a bloated squad of overpaid and over age players. Fortunately they had the likes of Messi, Xavi and Iniesta come through the ranks (along with Pep taking over the reigns in 2007?) but do not see something like that happening again. they are properly in the brown stuff financially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Obviously Messi’s money from the likes of Adidas, Pepsi, EA sports and all the others is on top of the half a billion from Barcelona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 36 minutes ago, theboyangel said: Didn’t they kick up such a fuss in the summer to stop him moving on? I agree on the contract offer - if offered why wouldn’t Messi sign it!?! Also, the three signings you’ve mentioned (amongst quite a few others) really haven’t been value for money either and they’ve never found a successor to LM. IIRC Barca were in a similar situation in the early 2000s with a bloated squad of overpaid and over age players. Fortunately they had the likes of Messi, Xavi and Iniesta come through the ranks (along with Pep taking over the reigns in 2007?) but do not see something like that happening again. they are properly in the brown stuff financially. Peps clear out at barca is underrated, too easy to say he inherited a world class squad El Mundo ran a sub headline to the effect of don't blame messi blame the £100m signings who can't sell a sock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 11 minutes ago, Genie said: Obviously Messi’s money from the likes of Adidas, Pepsi, EA sports and all the others is on top of the half a billion from Barcelona. Forbes have him as $92m in wages and $34m in endorsements last year Ronaldo $117m total and neymar on $94m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Forbes have him as $92m in wages and $34m in endorsements last year Ronaldo $117m total and neymar on $94m If the contract leaked is true, and it seems to be then Messi’s numbers are about $70m too low. €138m = $167.5m from Barcelona Plus the endorsements it clears $200m a year. Edited January 31, 2021 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) 42 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Forbes have him as $92m in wages and $34m in endorsements last year Ronaldo $117m total and neymar on $94m Ronaldo made $48m from Instagram last year apparently Edited January 31, 2021 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, sne said: Ronaldo made $48m from Instagran last year apparently He gets about £800k per sponsored tweet too. He’s printing his own money. He makes more from a single tweet than the average UK salary earner in 25 years. Edited January 31, 2021 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 If the report is true then messi secretly signed the biggest contract in sports history by around $70m The 2nd highest sports contract per year is $70m for canelo by dazn 2nd highest contract in team sports is $500m for mahomes, that's $42m per year, meaning messi gets paid $120m more per year than the 2nd biggest contract? I don't believe it if I'm honest, it sounds like barca trying to dirty his name before he leaves them and they're properly in the shit If the figures are true then the disparity between messi and every other sportsman on the planet is insane, no one even near comparable to him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Just now, Genie said: He gets about £800k per sponsored tweet too. He’s printing his own money. That's why he can survive on the paltry $34m + bonuses he gets from Juve every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 6 minutes ago, sne said: Ronaldo made $48m from Instagran last year apparently 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, villa4europe said: I don't believe it if I'm honest, it sounds like barca trying to dirty his name before he leaves them and they're properly in the shit It could land Messi in hot water with the tax man too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, sne said: That's why he can survive on the paltry $34m + bonuses he gets from Juve every year. He’s practically paying to play as a post retirement hobby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, villa4europe said: If the report is true then messi secretly signed the biggest contract in sports history by around $70m The 2nd highest sports contract per year is $70m for canelo by dazn 2nd highest contract in team sports is $500m for mahomes, that's $42m per year, meaning messi gets paid $120m more per year than the 2nd biggest contract? I don't believe it if I'm honest, it sounds like barca trying to dirty his name before he leaves them and they're properly in the shit If the figures are true then the disparity between messi and every other sportsman on the planet is insane, no one even near comparable to him Someone is on about €45m (~$55m) a year as a manager isn’t he? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) Simeone I think Near 44m€ a year Edited January 31, 2021 by villa4europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 44 minutes ago, sne said: Ronaldo made $48m from Instagram last year apparently I can't get my head around it. He earns more from a few clicks on his phone than he does from playing football. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzavfc Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Genie said: It could land Messi in hot water with the tax man too. He'll probably just pay the €200k fine like last time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Watching some Juventus games and despite not winning the league they are playing some nice football but Pirlo has managed to do the impossible as Ronaldo is looking more of a team player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 6 minutes ago, Mozzavfc said: He'll probably just pay the €200k fine like last time He paid back several million last time didn’t he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 3 hours ago, theboyangel said: Didn’t they kick up such a fuss in the summer to stop him moving on? I agree on the contract offer - if offered why wouldn’t Messi sign it!?! Also, the three signings you’ve mentioned (amongst quite a few others) really haven’t been value for money either and they’ve never found a successor to LM. IIRC Barca were in a similar situation in the early 2000s with a bloated squad of overpaid and over age players. Fortunately they had the likes of Messi, Xavi and Iniesta come through the ranks (along with Pep taking over the reigns in 2007?) but do not see something like that happening again. they are properly in the brown stuff financially. They’ve got some great youth players coming through again. Fati, Pedro, Moriba and Trincao are all very highly thought of. But yes they need to clear messi out to get these in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzavfc Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Genie said: He paid back several million last time didn’t he? You are right. €8m including the 'voluntary' €5m correction payment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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