Argentine football star Lionel Messi, 34, shocked the football world when he bid adieu to Barcelona. We all keep in mind the press conference exactly where Messi struggled to hold back his tears. It was certainly an emotional moment for all Messi fans out there. Now, we have an fascinating piece of news connected to the press conference that could baffle you. It’s about the tissue Messi used to wipe his tears through the press conference. Yes, you study that appropriate. The tissue is up for an auction on a site named Meikeduo. It has been priced at $1 million.
The tissue was collected by an anonymous individual soon after Messi threw it in the bin, reported Gulf Today. The individual then place up ads on well known web sites and announced the whopping price tag, maybe with dreams to make a fortune out of the soggy tissue.
Messi addressed his final Barca press conference on August 8. He bade an emotional farewell to the Spanish football club soon after his successful 21-year-old profession with the club. During the press conference, as Messi began tearing up, his wife Antonela Rocuzzo passed him a tissue to wipe his tears. However, the star footballer would not have guessed the aftermath of this tissue.
Screenshots of the ad have gone viral on social media:
Por si ocupan…
En world-wide-web se vende en un millón de dólares el pañuelo que uso Messi en su despedida. ???? pic.twitter.com/c0gfTohsnl
— ZEL (@Mariazelzel) August 18, 2021
The ad is nevertheless live on the international auction site and the memorabilia hasn’t but been sold, according to Sport Bible. The caption reads that this valuable Messi merchandise includes his “genetic material” in it. So, prospective purchasers really should know that in return for their dollars, they will get his genes, which can aid them “clone” a different footballer just like Messi. If that is not a brazen contact, what is?
Messi has signed a two-year contract with the French club Paris Saint-Germain. The contract has a possibility to be extended beyond the stated time period. He also captains the Argentina national group, which lately won the Copa America cup this year. This was the 1st key cup that the national group won soon after a dry period spanning 28 years. Be it Messi or his utilised tissue, this year appears like a time of surprising turns for each of them.