A napkin signed by the soccer superstar at age 13 became an agreement in principle to sign with Barcelona, starting his professional career.
LONDON — The famous napkin that linked a young Lionel Messi to Barcelona sold for 762,400 pounds on Friday, British auction house Bonhams said.
The contract language, written in blue ink, was intended to reassure the teenager’s father, Jorge Messi, that the deal would go through.The napkin, containing the date Dec. 14, 2000, bears the signatures of Gaggioli, another agent, Josep Maria Minguella and Barcelona’s then-sporting director, Carles Rexach, who met at a tennis club.The starting price was 300,000 pounds .
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