Messi impossible to buy in Career mode??

[Gatorfan89]

Has anyone been able to buy Messi in their career mode? So far, it seems impossible.

I've tried in a couple career modes with no success. So, I started to think it wasn't possible. So in my ManU career mode, Messi was turning 30, and had less than 12 months remaining. I made a transfer offer and Barcelona accepted.

Then came contract talks, which is where it broke down and I gave up in the past. Messi again rejected my 650k per week offer. Just for fun, I went all the way up to 1.5 million per week, with 20% per goal, and Messi still declined.

So, I'm convinced that it's built into fifa that you can't buy him. Has anyone else found the same?

[hlsw22]

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I got him with a Real Madrid career where I sold everyone good expect Ronaldo.

[kashik]

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He's 34 in my career mode and still won't budge. Offered 2M on contract with 20% bonus... Nothing.

[jfrost32]

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Probably because in real life, I never see him leaving barca, and the dude loves it there anyway. With the real Madrid thing I accept it because its in Spain. But no way barca lets messi go ever...

[Gatorfan89]

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Probably because in real life, I never see him leaving barca, and the dude loves it there anyway. With the real Madrid thing I accept it because its in Spain. But no way barca lets messi go ever...

I get that, but it's a video game. There are a number of 'lifers' in real life that you can buy from their team in FIFA15. Yet with Messi, it's seemingly impossible.

Also, if there was ever a team that Barca would not sell Messi to, it would be RM.

[dmacgreg37]

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I get that, but it's a video game. There are a number of 'lifers' in real life that you can buy from their team in FIFA15. Yet with Messi, it's seemingly impossible.

Also, if there was ever a team that Barca would not sell Messi to, it would be RM.

I agree on the RM part. The problem that EA, and all sports game makers run into, is that if Messi got sold in CM (ever really) they'd get complained to that the game isn't realistic, why would Messi get sold, etc. If they make it hard, or impossible, to get him to move, then they get complaints about that. I think there should probably be a way to get him moved, but I can see where it's a tough balance to strike for them.

[Gatorfan89]

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I agree on the RM part. The problem that EA, and all sports game makers run into, is that if Messi got sold in CM (ever really) they'd get complained to that the game isn't realistic, why would Messi get sold, etc. If they make it hard, or impossible, to get him to move, then they get complaints about that. I think there should probably be a way to get him moved, but I can see where it's a tough balance to strike for them.

It's obvious to me that there is some sort of block in the game for being able to buy him.

So, I think the best solution would've been to adjust to block so that no CPU team can buy him, but a user team can. That way, if a user wants to be realistic and have him be a Barca lifer, then they will just never make an offer and no CPU team can get him. However, if they don't care about that and want to buy him they have that option.

As it stands now, it just kinda sucks not being able to buy him. The only way I can use him now is play now, or to start a Barca Career mode.

[dmacgreg37]

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It's obvious to me that there is some sort of block in the game for being able to buy him.

So, I think the best solution would've been to adjust to block so that no CPU team can buy him, but a user team can. That way, if a user wants to be realistic and have him be a Barca lifer, then they will just never make an offer and no CPU team can get him. However, if they don't care about that and want to buy him they have that option.

As it stands now, it just kinda sucks not being able to buy him. The only way I can use him now is play now, or to start a Barca Career mode.

I haven't gotten into the CM much yet, but I doubt there is a full block, but probably he's just made really expensive, which is realistic.

[Gatorfan89]

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I haven't gotten into the CM much yet, but I doubt there is a full block, but probably he's just made really expensive, which is realistic.

He makes 600k from Barca. I have tried to get him in multiple CM's. Barca accepts the transfer, then Messi won't accept any contract. I've gone all the way up to 1.5 million per week, with a 20% bonus per goal (which would bankrupt me but it was just for fun). Another person did 2 million per week with 20% per goal. Messi rejected both contracts, and every other contract I have ever offered.

It's never Barca that declines it. I'm not sure how much more expensive he can possibly be. 2,000,000 per week is about as expensive as you can get.

[dmacgreg37]

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He makes 600k from Barca. I have tried to get him in multiple CM's. Barca accepts the transfer, then Messi won't accept any contract. I've gone all the way up to 1.5 million per week, with a 20% bonus per goal (which would bankrupt me but it was just for fun). Another person did 2 million per week with 20% per goal. Messi rejected both contracts, and every other contract I have ever offered.

It's never Barca that declines it. I'm not sure how much more expensive he can possibly be. 2,000,000 per week is about as expensive as you can get.

I'd just be surprised if the makers went to the effort to have an extra setting for him. I'd think all guys would just use the same transfer logic, but I could be wrong. Who are you playing as? Maybe it's the prestige of their club vs. yours? Who knows though.

[Gatorfan89]

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I'd just be surprised if the makers went to the effort to have an extra setting for him. I'd think all guys would just use the same transfer logic, but I could be wrong. Who are you playing as? Maybe it's the prestige of their club vs. yours? Who knows though.

I've tried to get him with two Career Modes. One with Leeds United, and I've won the league 4 years in a row.

The other was with ManU, and I've have the same success with them. So it's not a prestige or success thing.

I've had guys reject contracts because they are loyal to their team. But then I offer them 100k more per week and they accept. There is literally no amount of money I've found that makes a difference in Messi's case. I've offered more than triple his weekly wage.

[Onlyfutbol86]

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Im not a messi fan, I appreciate his skills, but has he played that good for you when in play now mode? Ive played with him numerous times on FUT, play now and he cant finish with his right, he seems to get pushed off the ball easily...Just stay cheap and get Jese rodriguez...I was a big fan of his on madrid before he was hurt and am ready for his come back to see if he gets any time/transferred but in my liverpool career mode he is killing it. Seems to always be in right spot, has a good amount of finishing ability, and of course is quick.

[jfrost32]

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I get that, but it's a video game. There are a number of 'lifers' in real life that you can buy from their team in FIFA15. Yet with Messi, it's seemingly impossible.

Also, if there was ever a team that Barca would not sell Messi to, it would be RM.

Maybe they talked to messi and asked would you ever leave barca? And he said hell to the no I enjoy playing in a weak league on a super team and want to know i will play in the champions league every year lol

[burth179]

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I tried experimenting with this, I was able to get him with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich (I had to offer a bit more money with Bayern but not much more). Real it cost me 900,000 Euro, and Bayern was 1,050,000 Euro (both at 20% per goal bonus also).

LOL at La Liga being a "weak league". They always have 4 spots in Champions League, teams like Sevilla win Europa League, the CL final was between 2 teams from La Liga, etc. Some of the lower teams may not be that great, but they are better than the "EPL" centric fans want to admit. And at the top it is clearly better than EPL it's not even a contest.

[Gatorfan89]

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I did some research with this as well with my ManU CM. I was never able to sign him in the summer transfer window for any price. Didn't matter how much I offered. However, I was able to sign him during the January window of that year after multiple tries. It took me $1,250,000 per week and a 5% goal bonus.

Once he was on the team I was looking at his traits for no good reason, (ie: Clinical Finisher) and I think I figured out the reason he is so hard to buy.

Messi has a trait called "One Squad Player" or something similar, which basically means he will always spend his career with one team. I've never seen that trait on anyone else before, even on other players who have played their whole career with one team. I will take a picture of it when I get home.

So, it's not impossible to get him, but its extremely difficult, and I think it's because of that trait. I'd be interest to see who else, if anyone, has that trait.