1996 napkin agreement linking Lionel Messi to Barcelona sold for £762,400 ($965,000).
The famous napkin linking Lionel Messi to Barcelona sold for £762,400 ($965,000) at auction. In 1996, an agreement in principle to sign 13-year-old Messi was written on the napkin at a Barcelona tennis club, with a more formal and detailed contract following soon after. The auction was conducted on behalf of Horacio Gaggioli, an Argentine agent involved in the deal. The napkin was inscribed with the date December 14, 2000, and contained language meant to reassure Messi's father, Jorge, that the deal would go through.
May 17, 2024
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