Messi's first contract is auctioned for 500,000 pounds

Fans and collectors of the world of football are in luck and are already eagerly awaiting the auction of a historic object that forever changed the history of Barcelona and the career of its most unique footballer, Lionel Messi.

The famous napkin on which Messi, at the age of 13, signed his first contract with the Barcelona club on December 14, 2000, as revealed by "La Vanguardia", will be auctioned at Bonhams, a prestigious British auction house from March 18-27.

The estimated sale price is expected to be between £300,000 and £500,000, a figure that could rise to nearly €600,000.

As for the "relic", it is learned that it was fanatically kept in a safe by Horacio Gaxhioli, Mesi's representative at the time when he became part of the Balugrana academy.

The iconic napkin bears the signatures not only of the "Messiah", but also of Karles Reksah, Barcelona's technical secretary, and Josep Maria Minguella, the scout who spotted the Argentine talent for the first time.

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