‘World’s most famous napkin’ used by Barcelona to complete Lionel Messi transfer aged 13 sells for £760,000 at auction

THE napkin that Lionel Messi signed to promise he would join Barcelona has been sold at auction.

Messi, 36, was famously signed by the Spanish giants after club chiefs put pen to napkin on a deal to sign the then 13-year-old.

The napkin used to sign Lionel Messi for Barcelona has sold for nearly $1millionGetty ReutersThe napkin was signed in December 2000 to bring Messi to Spain[/caption] ReutersBonhams Auctions said it had sold for a massive fee on Friday[/caption]

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