Iconic napkin that saw Lionel Messi sign for Barcelona sells for £762,000 at auction ...Middle East
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An iconic napkin that helped launch Lionel Messi’s career has been sold for a cool £762,000 at auction. The napkin was a makeshift contract used to secure the services of a 13-year-old Messi ahead of his move to Barcelona in 2000. Lionel Messi went on to become Barcelona’s and possibly world football’s greatest-ever playerAFP Bidders were given until May 17 to table their offers with auctioneers Bonham, who started the bidding process at £300,000. Messi had completed a trial with the Catalan club in September 2000 but his father Jorge had become annoyed by Barcelona’s slowness in offering his son a deal. The then Barcelona sporting director Carles Rexach took control of negoti
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