Was also a rumour in ESPN Soccernet podcast that they are after Messi and that wasn't as

impossible as it sounded, from their Spanish Footie correspondent. Messi is adidas and they would prefer him to be at Madrid (also adidas) than Barca (Nike) apparently.

And in Spain if you are prepared to match the buy out clause (Messi's is ?100m), then the player is free to leave.

Imagine Messi, Kaka & Ronaldo coming atcha like Cleopatra..

Posted By: jafski on June 11th 2009 at 10:12:36

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Mancs accept 80m for ronaldo from real madrid (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 11, 09:41:33
- "cooter hell" (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Jun 11, 12:06:50
- if they also manage to buy the others he wants... (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Jun 11, 10:13:31
  - A defender wouldnt be a bad option though! (n/m) (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jun 11, 10:15:54
- Not really, wouldn't be surprised if they use a big chunk of that for replaying the debt (n/m) (Other Football) - Ben, Jun 11, 10:05:17
  - madrid i meant (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 11, 10:08:26
    - Madrid aren't looded, they are just immune from bankruptcy as they are "Real" (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 11, 10:23:45
      - so, the ability to fork out 150m+ in a week is not looded? (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 11, 10:26:12
        
        Last I knew in about 2004 they were 400m in debt. It was a shock at the time (Other Football) - pants, Jun 11, 11:17:27
        
        The last time this guy was president they spent about 90m on (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 11, 10:30:14
        
        I didn't know about the sell back - that's the definition of corrupt! (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Jun 11, 10:59:29
        
        Did you miss the credit crunch or something? (n/m) (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Jun 11, 10:28:58
      - Ah there you are, we thought you'd been abducted from a holiday apartment after being left (Other Football) - jafski, Jun 11, 10:25:23
        
        Half right. In Prague. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 11, 10:28:01
        
        Ah. Zaplatim prosim, or summat, can't remember I was pissed. (n/m) (Other Football) - jafski, Jun 11, 10:29:28
        
        ..... (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 11, 10:28:22
        
        Oh. That Gay thing you participate in. I see. (n/m) (Other Football) - jafski, Jun 11, 11:06:25
    - United will sign Ribery I reckon! (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jun 11, 10:14:52
      - their hands are tied really, their being offered 80 mil for a player who wants out (Other Football) - samcd84, Jun 11, 10:26:08
      - Will not happen. (n/m) (Other Football) - shoddy, Jun 11, 10:17:53
        
        Will. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 10:19:46
    - Last I heard, RM had mahoosive debts (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Jun 11, 10:14:35
      - That was after they last time they did a double-break of the transfer record with (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 11, 10:25:05
        
        Yeah, I seem to remember the Figo transfer being involved (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Jun 11, 10:27:20
      - might be able to pick up a few of their squad players then? (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 11, 10:17:03
      - Government cash keeps them going! (n/m) (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jun 11, 10:16:21
        
        Sauce? (n/m) (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Jun 11, 10:25:24
        
        Reggae Reggae the sauce of GODS! (n/m) (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jun 11, 10:57:25
- Yeah, good business. HE peaked the season before last IMO (Other Football) - shoddy, Jun 11, 09:59:39
- So Madrid have Kaka and Ronaldo (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 09:59:34
  - They're always worth watching (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 11, 13:12:46
    - fair point. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 13:14:39
  - Was also a rumour in ESPN Soccernet podcast that they are after Messi and that wasn't as (Other Football) - jafski, Jun 11, 10:12:36
- big loss for the prem league if he goes, although i think he's a cnutbeak i cant help (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jun 11, 09:51:06
  - be interesting to see how ferguson replaces him (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 11, 09:53:53
    - Shhh, whisper it... (Other Football) - jafski, Jun 11, 09:55:23
      - a natural progression (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 11, 09:57:42
      - ha ha. I was thinking LBE, but you're probably right. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 09:55:52
  - I enjoy the football but the petulance and cheating I could do without. (Other Football) - jafski, Jun 11, 09:52:35
    - it's the preening more than the cheating which annoys me (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 09:57:50
      - from yesterday's Mediawatch (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 11, 10:06:01
- thank goodness for that (Other Football) - camcan, Jun 11, 09:48:43
  - Agreed, I think another summer of HIM would have driven me insane. Thank fuck its done. (n/m) (Other Football) - megson, Jun 11, 10:04:51
    - it's been wall to wall on the tv news for 10m minutes (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 11, 10:07:45
    - instead the summer stuff will be about who they're gonna replace him with tho... (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 10:05:23
      - cough *Hucks* cough (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 11, 10:06:53
        
        do you think they still have enough money lesft to temp HIM to Madrid? (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 11, 10:14:15
        
        They'd never have lost the CL final if they'd kept him ONE MORE GAME (n/m) (Other Football) - megson, Jun 11, 10:13:50
  - Matt Gill (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 11, 09:52:49

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