The football world’s superstar Lionel Messi’s first contract which was signed on a napkin on December 14, 2000, is set to be auctioned in March under Bonhams — an international.
The napkin upon which Lionel Messi’s first Barcelona agreement was informally written will be sold at auction.
Bonhams a privately owned, London-based international auction house will run the auction between March 18-27, with a starting price of £300,000 ($381k), on behalf of Argentine player agent Horacio Gaggioli.
The agreement was reached on December 14, 2000, with Barcelona director Carles Rexach desperate for the club to sign Messi, then aged 13.
Messi had impressed during his two-week trial with Barcelona in September 2000, but the club was initially reluctant to sign such.
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