Comments on: Lionel Messi is the most expensive footballer http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/06/19/lionel-messi-is-the-most-expensive-player-in-the-world/ The Roar is a sports opinion website. We tackle sports opinion rather than simply sports news. And we embed user-generated content — in the form of articles and comments — into the fabric of the site. Featuring some of the best sports writers in Australia — including the Sydney Morning Herald's Spiro Zavos — The Roar aims to be the leading sports website in Australia. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:51:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: destroyer http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/06/19/lionel-messi-is-the-most-expensive-player-in-the-world/#comment-166817 destroyer Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:38:25 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20101#comment-166817 ivan - because no football club in the world actually believes Barca would want to sell him. You think there is anyone on the planet that will say "nah, don't buy him, he's too small", you're probably one of those dudes that thinks only physique matters. ivan – because no football club in the world actually believes Barca would want to sell him. You think there is anyone on the planet that will say “nah, don’t buy him, he’s too small”, you’re probably one of those dudes that thinks only physique matters.

]]> By: ivan http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/06/19/lionel-messi-is-the-most-expensive-player-in-the-world/#comment-164154 ivan Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:08:07 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20101#comment-164154 sorryyyy messi is good but deff not the most expensive player....no one has even offered tobuy him i dont see man city offer 150 million for him like they did for casillas i dont see anyone offering...wonder why? too small? sorryyyy messi is good but deff not the most expensive player….no one has even offered tobuy him i dont see man city offer 150 million for him like they did for casillas i dont see anyone offering…wonder why? too small?

]]> By: messi just started the first pages of a long book http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/06/19/lionel-messi-is-the-most-expensive-player-in-the-world/#comment-163894 messi just started the first pages of a long book Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:49:03 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20101#comment-163894 u cant compared kaka to messi slippery jim!!!! u cant compared kaka to messi slippery jim!!!!

]]> By: Slippery Jim http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/06/19/lionel-messi-is-the-most-expensive-player-in-the-world/#comment-163271 Slippery Jim Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:40:39 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20101#comment-163271 ., that's what they said about Kaka, and he was sold anyway... ., that’s what they said about Kaka, and he was sold anyway…

]]> By: . http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/06/19/lionel-messi-is-the-most-expensive-player-in-the-world/#comment-163208 . Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:42:18 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20101#comment-163208 Messi is priceless.You can't buy him even with 200m euro.barca will not let him go.When he does leave the club ,however,he will surely break all records. Messi is priceless.You can’t buy him even with 200m euro.barca will not let him go.When he does leave the club ,however,he will surely break all records.

]]> By: Brian http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/06/19/lionel-messi-is-the-most-expensive-player-in-the-world/#comment-163145 Brian Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:42:46 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20101#comment-163145 Agree with MVDave & SJ. With regards to valuing a plyer are we talking shirt sales or wining championships? Real spent 92m Euros on Ronaldo, since they already have Kaka, Robben etc. in footballing terms would the money have not been better spent sy bringing in 3 or 4 players like Buffon, Essien, Fabreagas etc. Ronaldo was bought to buy fans and make them the biggest club in the world. Getting back to Messi, based on the market prices paid for Ronaldo & Kaka I would say he would be around 85m Euros. Agree with MVDave & SJ. With regards to valuing a plyer are we talking shirt sales or wining championships? Real spent 92m Euros on Ronaldo, since they already have Kaka, Robben etc. in footballing terms would the money have not been better spent sy bringing in 3 or 4 players like Buffon, Essien, Fabreagas etc. Ronaldo was bought to buy fans and make them the biggest club in the world.

Getting back to Messi, based on the market prices paid for Ronaldo & Kaka I would say he would be around 85m Euros.

]]> By: Limpet #7 http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/06/19/lionel-messi-is-the-most-expensive-player-in-the-world/#comment-163061 Limpet #7 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:59:37 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20101#comment-163061 Alan Nicolea, I really must disagree, agreeing with someone can hardly be called making a good point! Anyhoo, Uli Hoeness at Bayern slapped a 150 million euro price tag on midfielder Franck Ribery in January according to this article: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=611298&&cc=3888 I can tell you with all confidence that although there are plenty that want him, there is not a single club that will pay that for Ribery (with the loonies at Manchester City a possible question mark). Alan Nicolea, I really must disagree, agreeing with someone can hardly be called making a good point!

Anyhoo, Uli Hoeness at Bayern slapped a 150 million euro price tag on midfielder Franck Ribery in January according to this article:

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=611298&&cc=3888

I can tell you with all confidence that although there are plenty that want him, there is not a single club that will pay that for Ribery (with the loonies at Manchester City a possible question mark).

]]> By: Alan Nicolea http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/06/19/lionel-messi-is-the-most-expensive-player-in-the-world/#comment-163051 Alan Nicolea Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:47:16 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20101#comment-163051 MV Dave and Slippery Jim Messi's buy out clause at the moment stands at 128 million Euro, making him the most expensive player to poach. At the moment. But i doubt he will leave Barcelona anyway so i do not think we will see that value tested. The two of you raise good points. What do you guys think Messi is worth? MV Dave and Slippery Jim

Messi’s buy out clause at the moment stands at 128 million Euro, making him the most expensive player to poach. At the moment. But i doubt he will leave Barcelona anyway so i do not think we will see that value tested. The two of you raise good points. What do you guys think Messi is worth?

]]> By: Slippery Jim http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/06/19/lionel-messi-is-the-most-expensive-player-in-the-world/#comment-163032 Slippery Jim Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:17:56 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20101#comment-163032 MVDave - what you said. MVDave – what you said.

]]> By: MVDave http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/06/19/lionel-messi-is-the-most-expensive-player-in-the-world/#comment-162995 MVDave Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:08:11 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20101#comment-162995 Ronaldo is the most expensive footballer in the world...check the record books! No good saying what may or may not be the price of Messi...until someone pays up it is just speculation. Ronaldo is the most expensive footballer in the world…check the record books! No good saying what may or may not be the price of Messi…until someone pays up it is just speculation.

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