Chapter 910: It’s Cold at the Top

Sell ​​Messi?

A simple thought is enough to shock all the fans around the world.

In fact, I believe that everyone’s first reaction when hearing this news is, how is this possible?

Who is Messi?

Barcelona's number one superstar, number one contributor, the top scorer in La Liga history, the greatest and most outstanding superstar in the world, and the darling of all Barcelona fans.

Compared to Messi, what is the Barcelona president?

If someone really dares to propose selling Messi, Barcelona fans will probably ask him to get out the next day before he even puts it into practice.

So, I believe that when everyone hears this news, their first reaction is, Impossible!

However, in the world of professional football, almost nothing is impossible.

Selling Messi is one of the few shortcuts for Barcelona to quickly rebuild the team.

Isn’t there a Neymar in the team who is performing better and better and is younger?

Since we already have Neymar, what's the problem with selling Messi?

Besides, how old is Messi?

After this season, he will be twenty-eight years old!

If they don't sell him now, in two years, when Messi gets older and older and his market value gets smaller and smaller, by that time, even if Barcelona wants to sell him, no one will be willing to buy him.

You see, Paris Saint-Germain wanted to poach Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid and even offered a sky-high price of 150 million euros, but Real Madrid did not agree because they had not found Cristiano Ronaldo's successor at that time.

But now that Real Madrid has Gareth Bale, they are thinking of selling Cristiano Ronaldo, but Paris Saint-Germain is not very interested and the transfer fee has been lowered again and again. Even 80 million euros may not be enough to buy him.

reason?

Cristiano Ronaldo's annual salary after tax is 18 million euros, which is converted to 36 million euros before tax. How can anyone afford it?

And now Cristiano Ronaldo is already 30 years old. With his playing style, who knows how long he can maintain his peak form after he turns 30?

What if, by accident, you spend a huge amount of money and end up bringing in a retired player? Who can afford this loss?

So, this is why Real Madrid now wants to sell Cristiano Ronaldo, but no one is interested, and once Tottenham Hotspur makes a move, it’s almost a perfect match.

The same is true for Messi.

The 28-year-old Messi is still in his prime, but how long can he maintain this state?

In another year or two, it is almost certain that no team will be interested in Messi, because no one will be willing to pay such a high transfer fee and salary for a superstar who is already on the decline.

By that time, Messi can only retire in Barcelona.

In the eyes of fans, this is a very beautiful fairy tale and legend, isn't it?

But Barcelona has to pay Messi an annual salary of 20 million euros after tax, which is 40 million euros before tax, not including bonuses, appearance fees and other expenses.

If you add up all the money Barcelona invests in Messi every year, it would be enough to support a La Liga team.

So, from an emotional point of view, keeping Messi is certainly nice, but from the perspective of running a team, selling Messi is the most sensible choice now.

As for talking about traditions and sentiments, it is easy to say without any consideration.

Selling Messi, getting a transfer fee, reorganizing the team lineup, and expanding the Camp Nou stadium is the wisest choice for Barcelona!

Rosell and Bartomeu are undoubtedly people who understand the mystery very well, which is why Barcelona's top management went to the Premier League privately to meet with Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, and even the miserly Arsenal, as well as to Ligue 1 to negotiate with Paris Saint-Germain.

It is estimated that they are also testing the market's reaction to see how many people are willing to offer a price for Messi.

And considering that they are so eager to sell Messi, the market reaction should be weak.

This is not surprising, because Manchester United has money, but the money in the bank is used to reorganize the team.

If they really want to buy Messi, then there's no need to reorganize the team.

If you have the ability, Messi can play against ten people!

As for Manchester City, they should be quite interested, but I don't think they will invest so much.

The same goes for Paris Saint-Germain.

Although Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are both wealthy, in fact, they have not yet found an effective way to generate revenue.

For players of the level of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, it is not that they cannot be bought. The key is whether they can generate income after being bought.

This is the reason why Real Madrid's revenue has been rising steadily since they bought Cristiano Ronaldo.

If they are like Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, where their income is already a problem and the club management is not ideal, then rashly spending money on superstars will not only not be worth the cost, but will also have no effect at all.

It makes sense to hire a superstar and use his influence to drive the development of the team, but the key lies in whether the team can digest the management pressure brought by the superstar and whether the development can keep up with the superstar.

The simplest example is that Ibrahimovic was one of the top three superstars in the world at Southampton, but after joining Paris Saint-Germain in more than half a year, his influence has declined significantly.

Ultimately, Paris Saint-Germain simply cannot digest the huge influence brought by Ibrahimovic.

From this point of view, there are only a handful of teams in today's football world that can afford superstars of the level of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Southampton and Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea in the Premier League can just barely hold on, but as for Tottenham Hotspur's plan to buy Cristiano Ronaldo, it is purely a loss of money to gain publicity.

Of course, Prime Minister Hamad is also considering using Cristiano Ronaldo to stimulate the Northumberland plan of the North London team, attract the attention of fans, and boost the enthusiasm for watching football in the area around Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium, thereby driving the success of the entire commercial development plan.

If it really works, it would be quite a bargain indeed.

Bayern Munich of the Bundesliga can also succeed, and by leveraging the relationship between Guardiola and Messi, they should be able to get the upper hand, but the Bundesliga giants are unlikely to make such a big bet.

Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 can hold on, but with Ibrahimovic and Messi...

So, from a comprehensive analysis, there are really not many teams interested in Messi.

Perhaps, this is what they call it being lonely at the top!

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After listening to what Rosell and Bartomeu said, Yang Huan was stunned for a moment, a series of thoughts flashed through his mind, and finally he shook his head and laughed awkwardly.

"You two guys, singing the same tune, are you kidding me?"

Yang Huan waved his hands in annoyance, "Buy Messi? Do you think I'm sick? Can I afford the 20 million euro salary after tax? And who will pay your 250 million euro termination fee?"

All in all, signing Messi will require an investment of at least 500 million euros in the next five years.

With Yang Huan and Southampton's strength, it's not that they can't afford it, but...

After hearing what Master Huan said, Rosell and Bartomeu both softened immediately.

This was also the answer given by a number of top teams across Europe when they searched for it before.

Now is an economic crisis, who the hell is willing to pay so much money for Messi?

That’s 500 million euros!

The difference between selling Messi and keeping Messi is hundreds of millions. How can this not make Rosell and Bartomeu frustrated?

"Master Huan, in fact, the transfer fee can be negotiated. Even Messi's personal salary can be negotiated."

"Huh?" Yang Huan was a little surprised.

Are you actively lowering prices now?

"You know, Messi is plagued by tax evasion rumors..." Rosell sighed with mixed feelings. "The Spanish economy is in a bad state. There are all kinds of problems. The tax bureau and the court are keeping an eye on Messi. Messi is under a lot of pressure now."

"Not long ago, he fired all his lawyers and replaced them with a new group of people. He also asked his father to pay all the taxes. But now, he is very disappointed with the environment in Spain. In addition, he has no ambitions here, so..."

When Yang Huan heard this, he nodded continuously. In this case, it would be natural for Barcelona to sell Messi.

The player could have used the excuse of seeking new excitement and challenging his career to part ways amicably with Barcelona, ​​and Barcelona took the opportunity to beg for help but to no avail, and ultimately had to reluctantly sell Messi.

Nimei, this is a perfect drama to fool the fans!

But everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.

Everything was ready, the extras, supporting roles, scenery, props, all in place, even the princess lay down and pretended to be asleep, but the guy on the white horse just refused to come.

You tell me, there is nothing more painful in the world than this!

Thinking of this, Yang Huan almost burst out laughing in his heart. Isn't this too fucking funny?

It's almost making me die of laughter!

"Oh, by the way, is Messi really willing to leave Barcelona?" Yang Huan was quite curious.

Rosell and Bartomeu looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Master Huan, to be honest, Messi himself is also quite conflicted."

Confused?

That's right!

If they said bluntly that Messi just wanted to leave Barcelona, ​​Yang Huan would still be a little skeptical.

It's okay to be entangled.

Just ask yourself, if a person has stayed in a place, a city, for so many years and said that he has no feelings for it, who would believe it?

Perhaps, from a rational analysis, Messi really wants to leave Barcelona, ​​but emotionally, he should still want to stay here.

If at this time, a powerful team came forward to poach Messi, he might be tempted. Otherwise, he should also consider staying with the team.

And the current situation is that Messi and the Barcelona management will never take the first step without sufficient confidence.

This is why, although Barcelona has privately asked people to contact teams that may be interested in Messi, on the surface they are shouting to refute the rumors louder than anything else, because no one can afford the cost.

Thinking of this, Yang Huan really felt a little sympathetic towards Rosell, Bartomeu, and Messi.

Ultimately, they have no choice.

"Well, you guys, just accept your fate!"

Master Huan sighed deeply and patted Rosell and Bartomeu on the shoulders earnestly.

"Stop looking at my players. You can't afford Isco, Koke, Pogba or Kovacic. So, change your target and look at other players."

After a pause, Master Huan suddenly remembered a name.

"Oh, by the way, Dortmund's Gundogan is good, let's consider him!"

Gundogan?

Damn, isn't this a bit too cool?

Use Gundogan to replace Xavi and serve as the core of the midfield?

This... really makes me want to cry to death!