Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is prepared to buy Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi for Pep Guardiola.

El Confidencial says Abramovich wants to bring Pep Guardiola to Chelsea - and is willing to wait for the former Barca coach should he stick to his plans to take a year away from football to live in New York.

The prospect of buying Messi has been tentatively discussed and it's suggested Abramovich would not blink should Guardiola demand the Argentine's signing.

Messi's €250 million buyout clause is within Abramovich's reach and Chelsea's marketing men believe they would make their money back in shirt sales and merchandise.

jiopsi wrote:http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/chelsea-owner-abramovich-willing-buy-250m-messi-guardiola-3209961

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is prepared to buy Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi for Pep Guardiola.

El Confidencial says Abramovich wants to bring Pep Guardiola to Chelsea - and is willing to wait for the former Barca coach should he stick to his plans to take a year away from football to live in New York.

The prospect of buying Messi has been tentatively discussed and it's suggested Abramovich would not blink should Guardiola demand the Argentine's signing.

Messi's €250 million buyout clause is within Abramovich's reach and Chelsea's marketing men believe they would make their money back in shirt sales and merchandise.

One of the most credible rumours so far.

REWB wrote:

jiopsi wrote:http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/chelsea-owner-abramovich-willing-buy-250m-messi-guardiola-3209961

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is prepared to buy Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi for Pep Guardiola.

El Confidencial says Abramovich wants to bring Pep Guardiola to Chelsea - and is willing to wait for the former Barca coach should he stick to his plans to take a year away from football to live in New York.

The prospect of buying Messi has been tentatively discussed and it's suggested Abramovich would not blink should Guardiola demand the Argentine's signing.

Messi's €250 million buyout clause is within Abramovich's reach and Chelsea's marketing men believe they would make their money back in shirt sales and merchandise.

One of the most credible rumours so far.

jiopsi, your avatar is perfect for this rumour.

donttreadonred wrote:Lol. This would be Chelsea flipping the bird to Fifa's FFP rules.

Speaking of which, what happened to that nearly completed move for Hulk?

EarlyPrototype wrote:tribalfootball...........

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:

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Ivanovic Luiz Terry Cole
Mikel Dembele
Hulk Hazard Mata
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Barrettinator wrote:

donttreadonred wrote:Lol. This would be Chelsea flipping the bird to Fifa's FFP rules.

Speaking of which, what happened to that nearly completed move for Hulk?

Well the signature of a player is needed for a move to be complete. Isn't Hulk on international duties?

donttreadonred wrote:

Barrettinator wrote:

donttreadonred wrote:Lol. This would be Chelsea flipping the bird to Fifa's FFP rules.

Speaking of which, what happened to that nearly completed move for Hulk?

Well the signature of a player is needed for a move to be complete. Isn't Hulk on international duties?

Well, he can't officially move yet, because I don't believe the transfer window is even open in Portugal (don't they follow Italy and Spain by opening July 1st?), and his contract isn't up. The most you could hope for is an agreement of terms between clubs and with the player. I'd just heard all the Chelsea supporters saying it was "nearly done" but never saw anything outside of the usual transfer rags.

Barrettinator wrote:It was not "made up" by Chelsea supporters. It was written in the Telegraph and the Guardian. I also saw different Portuguese jounalists echo the same. How much more credible can that be? Plus Hulk was even thanking Chelsea fans the other day on twitter.