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£205m Messi bid: Unnamed Russians willing to double world record transfer fee to buy Barca star

27 Dec 2012 17:06 The unidentified club triggered the Argentinian wizard's automatic release clause and would pay him £24m a year after tax, according to a Spanish report

 

Barcelona megastar Lionel Messi is a 250million euro (£205m) target for an unidentified Russian club, according to a report from Spain.

 

The astronomical offer, which would have more than doubled the current world record transfer fee, triggered Messi's automatic release clause - meaning Barca were contractually obliged to accept it.

 

However, the bid, which would also have seen the club paying Messi a salary of £24m a year - £461,000 per week - AFTER tax, obviously did not interest the player.

 

The approach came during negotiations that ended earlier this month with the Argentinian signing a two-year contract extension at the Nou Camp.

 

While the story in El Mundo Deportivo, a Spanish sports daily, does not name the Russian club,billionaire-owned Anzhi Makhachkala are felt to be the likeliest candidates.

 

Anzhi made ex-Barca striker Samuel Eto'o the game's highest paid player when they signed him last year.

 

 

 

Didn't realise Anzhi had Eto'o. Would be canny to see him in March if we beat Metalist. I suspect they are going to have a decent team all round if their owner really does have £205m sloshing around in his back pocket.

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