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Tear strained tissue of Messi put up for auction for $1 million

MADRID: In an unusual turn of event, a tissue given to star football player Lionel Messi by his wife Antonela, after he breaks down in tears at the farewell conference, is up for auction for a staggering $1 million.

On August 8, the all-time leading goalscorer Lionel Messi broke down into tears before speaking at the farewell presser as he finally breaks silence on leaving Barcelona after more than 2 decades.

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Following the sad departure of The GOAT, an unnamed man collected the tissue after the conference and placed an advertisement on an online selling forum but with a price tag that most people only think to invest in any property besides buying a luxury ride.

The root behind such fat amount is another interesting story as the seller claimed that the tissue included the genetic material of the Six-time Ballon d’Or winner which he thinks might be used to clone a football player akin to him.

The seller, whose identity is anonymous, said he is willing to send it anywhere in the world.

It is worth mentioning that the new member of Paris Saint-Germain has interesting stories with napkins, as he had signed his first contract with Barcelona when he was young on a food napkin, after a session with the famous Spanish footballer Carles Rexach who admired him at first sight on the field.

Last year in December, Messi’s soccer shoes, which he wore when playing against Valladolid, were sold for $172,000.

During the farewell presser, the 34-year-old said that Barcelona is the club of his life that he has played since he was 13 years old, and that he is very sad to leave the club he loves, and confirmed that he did everything possible to stay, but he disclosed that The La Liga rules on financial regulation denied him longer stay at the club.

Speaking about the ‘heart wrenching’ moment, Messi said “I never thought of it, in recent days I’ve given lots of thought to what I could say and the truth is that I can’t think of anything”.

The teary football star said “Now, I have to say goodbye to all of this. I’ve been here my entire life since I was 13. After 21 years I’m leaving with my wife, with my three little Catalan-Argentine kids. I can’t promise you we won’t come back because this is my home and I promised my children that.”

“This is really difficult for me after so many years, being here my entire life, I’m not ready for this and honestly last year with all the nonsense with the burofax I was convinced I knew what I wanted to say but this year is not the same”, he mentioned saying “he gave everything for Barcelona from the first day until he left”.

He also expressed a desire to announce the farewell in Camp Nou, a football stadium in Barcelona, saying “it was difficult to leave without seeing spectators who cannot attend the stadium due to the Covid. If I had imagined it, I would’ve imagined the full and being able to say goodbye properly.”

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