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You can complain about his performances all you want, but when he doesn't turn up, we honestly have no chance of winning. He's the reason why he still had a chance of winning the league. Even a shit Messi is by far our best attacker. I actually feel bad for him next season if he decides to...

He's just so average. When he actually loses his pace, he's going to be poor. The problem is.... who will take him in the summer? No team is going to be dumb enough to spend more than 40m on him. They might as well wait till next summer when he's free.

We did better in the 2nd half, but that was mostly down to Real backing off and due to the weather. Also, Real could have scored way more if they could finish. Vinicius was the reason why Real didn't score more. The number of times he messed up potential good chances for them. He was as bad as...

We spent close to 300m on Dembele and Coutinho. Let that sink in.

That was one of the worst halves I've ever seen. He lost the ball every time he had it.

Even if he's fit by August, nobody is going to spend any money on him. He's barely played this season and is on a lot of money a week. Arsenal or Everton might be desperate enough to take him, but I doubt they can afford his wages. They'd only take him on a loan.

Yeah, in his own net.

It isn't just Marca that's reporting it. Then you're hearing that we can't even afford to get Depay in on a free unless we sell players.

There are rumours going around saying we might pick him up for free next season if he doesn't sign a new contract with PSG. Hard pass for me. He'll demand a big signing-on fee and a salary more or close to Griezmann's. Not to mention, he'll be 30 and is injury-prone.

If Laporta gives in to those demands this season or next season, he's no better than Bartomeu.

Even with his release clause next season, it's still far too much. You're talking about 75m and then another 40m in agent fees. Then.... over 1m a week before tax. With Messi's potential wages.... and if we can't get rid of Griezmann, you're talking about those 3 guys being on a potential 3m a...

We could get Mbappe for free next season if he's patient. But I have this feeling that he'll go to Madrid.

The pay cut should way more than 30%. You're still talking about 70m euros plus a year with bonuses. Also, we would have to give him a big signing-on fee and his 33m loyalty fee. It's a rather expensive signing for a club that's in terrible debt.

Haaland agents will speak to Madrid today and then tomorrow they'll speak to 4 clubs in England. It's about getting that price up. Also, whoever will offer the most wages and signing-on fee.

Exactly. He can say he tried to sign him but Dortmund's price was too much. At least then he stuck to his promise of trying to make this team competitive by signing players like Haaland. It also helps his case by trying to keep Messi here. Raiola also knows what he's doing. It's clear he's...

Clearly a PR stunt on everyone's behalf. Haaland's agent is using us to put pressure on the other clubs to put in big bids. It also benefits Laporta in saying he tried to sign Haaland.

It's obviously a ploy to keep Messi here. They've basically already admitted that a 34-year-old Messi is the future of the club. The crazy thing about is, we could potentially have an older squad by next season with the likes of Gini and Aguero coming in. They'll also demand high wages and...

He used to be a goalscorer, but those days are long gone. He's declined so badly and lost a lot of his pace. He's had a lot of injuries in the last 18 months. Yeah, he'll be a free agent, but he's going to demand a big signing-on fee and big wages. It's a risky signing for an injury-prone...

He's injury-prone, 33 and will be on high wages..... he's our kind of player. These are the type of "competitive" signings Laporta was talking about.

Dortmund gets every bit of that 75m euros. The release clause technically isn't 75m euros in any case..... it's more like 100m with the signing-on fees for him and his agent.