GeneticBlueprint Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Messi, Inter Miami, MLS deal: Debut, contract, salary, more - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Messi's decision to join MLS is a seismic one. Here's what we know about his Inter Miami contract, his debut, the David Beckham connection and more. This is like when Beckham went to the Galaxy but even bigger. I'm legit excited for how this might impact MLS. His contract is pretty awesome. Including but not limited to: getting a cut of revenue from new subscribers to Apple TV/MLS, an option to be a part owner of the club upon retirement, jersey sales obviously, and profit sharing on just about everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 I saw an interesting post on reddit that postulated his contract structure with Apple/Adidas will make it easy for Barca to get him on loan with minimal disruption to his time with Miami...Not sure a player his age can play that much (especially with the Copa next year) but it's an interesting idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 The bigger story is he turned down 1.6 BILLION dollars from the Saudis to play in the MLS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 The prospect of spending significant amounts of time in Saudi Arabia with my wife would lower that dollar value by about 1.5 billion. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 4 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: The bigger story is he turned down 1.6 BILLION dollars from the Saudis to play in the MLS He is dumb af Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 53 minutes ago, Biggie said: He is dumb af From a long term investment perspective, taking the Miami deal might be more wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 17 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: From a long term investment perspective, taking the Miami deal might be more wise. I would take 1.6 Billion dollars over what might be more wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Messi has made enough that the opportunity cost is non-existent. He is rich, he will always be rich, and the consequences of this versus another opportunity are superficial from a financial standpoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 29 minutes ago, Biggie said: I would take 1.6 Billion dollars over what might be more wise I would take long term reoccurring revenue that will over time eclipse a large one time payment any and every day over that large one time payment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 18 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: I would take long term reoccurring revenue that will over time eclipse a large one time payment any and every day over that large one time payment. You aren’t going to live forever. And I doubt you will go through 1.6 Billion on top of everything else that guy is worth. But hey you do you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Super rich people deciding between super rich deal OR super rich deal is quite a luxury problem to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, Biggie said: You aren’t going to live forever. And I doubt you will go through 1.6 Billion on top of everything else that guy is worth. But hey you do you. Yes that’s a point towards my logic. I’m not going to spend 1.6 billion so why would I take that deal? AND have to live in Saudi Arabia? I might not live forever but my family line could go on for quite some time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 3 hours ago, GeneticBlueprint said: I might not live forever but my family line could go on for quite some time. You already have as many kids as Phillip Rivers so there is no "could" in this equation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Hmmmm... Take 1.6 bil, when I'm already worth hundreds of millions of dollars (if he's not a billionaire already), but it means I have to live in Saudi Arabia for like 8 months out of the year... OR Take a deal that will still be worth something in the 9-figure range at some point, I get to chill in Miami and pretty much do whatever I want... When European stars come to the MLS, they can do whatever they want. When Ibra came over, he straight up said "I'll never play on turf." And for the most part, he didn't. Messi could say "hey dudes, I'm gonna play with Barca this week, you work out the deets... Toodles" and they'll make it happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Messi ain’t going to Barca. Barca can’t even register the players they have let alone a salary Messi will require. Barca finally registered Gavi after his contract was voided by La Liga due to financial restraints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 10 hours ago, Brian said: Messi ain’t going to Barca. Barca can’t even register the players they have let alone a salary Messi will require. Barca finally registered Gavi after his contract was voided by La Liga due to financial restraints. From what I’ve read FFP rules only apply to club wages, so given that his actual salary with the club is paltry, it might be possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 49 minutes ago, Chris- said: From what I’ve read FFP rules only apply to club wages, so given that his actual salary with the club is paltry, it might be possible. Loan fees factor into it. I can’t imagine Miami loaning him out, but if the club does, it won’t be free. Maybe it’s possible if then can sell some fringe players. Problem is no one wants to leave Barca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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