What might have been @GC-Maniac 
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Thatās the thing you gotta give to Fergie though. He stayed until he had the deal done. Arsene shouldāve went and done the deal before the United game if he really was that interested.
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Wenger has told the story as United paying ā¬12m and us being stuck at around ā¬4-5m. He said we couldnāt afford the figure United paid yet we signed Reyes for similar / more money in January of the same season.
Just another one where Wenger wasnāt prepared to pay the value of the player and lost out to more aggressive clubs.
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Nahh, thatās made up. As a lot of the stories about that move.
Iāve watched some interview, a few months ago, either with SAF or some ex United player (most likely Ferdinand), how United had a deal with Sporting arranged way before that famous friendly game, unlike most stories around. I didnāt know that before, also tought that was the game that made the deal.
But the thing is, initally the plan was to loan him out because he was so young and inexperienced at the time. But when all of them saw how good he was against them they knew they had to have him in the team straight away and decided to abort the loan stuff.
Yeah, apparently all of them(including SAF) saw how Ronaldo could control the ball with one foot while stabilizing his body with the other foot and immediately knew heād be world-class.
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Thatās the attribute that usually separates the special talents from just average oneās.
Doing one operation with one foot and something completely different with the other takes special brain capacity where one is able to manipulate opposite parts of the body in a different way. Itās a special mutation of chromosomes.
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And this could be actual liquid cash rather than ghost stocks assets
I thought that was already the case. Fair play from a business standpoint, his reach is actually insane when you really think about it, and heās done a good job cashing in on it so far too.
I do wonder what his approach will be once he hangs up the boots though. Same for Messi. I guess Zidane and Beckham are good reference points but I do wonder if those two can do even more.
Crazy to think Messi is earning Ā£15m a year in the MLS and CR7 is earning like Ā£200m a year.
Surely Messi salary is being propped up by other incentives? I understand thereās partial ownership of the club when he retires but canāt imagine he isnāt getting a tonne to money from other sources to prop up what Inter Miami pay him
He gets a cut of the revenue from new subscribers to Appleās MLS Season Pass streaming service.
And I believe he also has an agreement with the Miami owner(Jorge Mas) to support Messi for his other business ventures like that Mas drink.
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I am sure Messi made bank as well
Hope that rat cunt loses all of it.
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He recently signed an extension, but details of his current deal are below:
Initial Contract (2023-2025)
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Duration: Two and a half years, ending at the conclusion of the 2025 MLS season.
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Total Value: Estimated at approximately $150 million.
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Components:
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Salary & Compensation: A base annual salary of $12 million and a guaranteed compensation of $20,446,667 per year, making him the best-paid player in MLS.
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Equity: An ownership stake in Inter Miami that he will receive upon retirement.
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Revenue Sharing: A revenue-sharing agreement with Apple, the leagueās streaming partner, for the MLS Season Pass.
He also reportedly gets a share of jersey/kit sales.
Quantifying the last 3 would obviously add quite a bit to the overall deal.
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Much more in line with what I expected
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Did Ai cook up that analysis? 
Yes, it is the AI summary, but it is accurate. I was looking for a quick copy and paste to respond to his question.
I remembered when Messi originally signed with MLS, he had an equity stake as well as a share of revenue from Apple TV/merchandise, but the news articles that appear now, reference just the contract extension and not the lucrative add-ons.
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It is useful for this type of stuff tbf. Itās a good guide and then you can fact check some stuff on your own.
I hate when itās used for subjective stuff.
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Ronaldo also has part ownership of Al nassr doesnāt he? Something along those lines anyway.
Yeah, got that in with his last contract renewal.