Originally Posted by
Shute
Lionel just set the record for the most assists in a season and the first player to ever record 20+ goals and assists in a single season. He definitely still has the ability.
The problem though is Messi's salary is 50 million euros a year net, which means they pay the taxman an additional 50m. Who could afford 100m a year wages?
For example Man Utd get 15% from shirt sales, so they'd have to sell more than 9 million shirts to break even.
He could go to China.