Time for a new challenge
Messi has won it all for Barcelona; there is nothing that is missing from his cabinet while playing in Spain and well, apart from Spain which country has a league that is as demanding? England might not be doing well in international tournaments but their domestic league is one of the best in the world and Messi wouldn’t be a bad fit here.
‘Can he do it on a cold, windy night at Stoke?’ would be the inevitable questions but Bojan Krkic has shown that he could do it, isn’t it time Messi did the same? And comparing him to Diego Maradona, the other legendary Argentine striker was the one man show at Napoli after he was sold by Barcelona. Messi would have a starring role at Arsenal and could well lead them to the ultimate prize, the Champions League.
The money
It has been reported that Messi would want a contract of £600,000 per week as wages while that would blow the wage structure at Arsenal through the roof, they could easily recoup that money through various sponsorship deals and shirt sales. Imagine Messi on the back of the Arsenal jersey, the number of sponsors fighting for that chance would easily repay the wage.
Also, Arsene is known for his economics and with the club already paying the money for the Emirates stadium, they would extra money flowing in the form of gate receipts. This deal might seem a little ludicrous, but Ronaldo and Bale to Real Madrid were equally astounding, not to forget Luis Figo ending up at Real Madrid while he was starring for Barcelona.