It has long been a famous story that the first contract between Lionel Messi, who was 12 years old at the time, and Barcelona was signed on a napkin.On that piece of paper in the restaurant, coaches Josep Maria Minghella, Carles Rexach and agent Horacio Gaggioli pledged to fulfill various conditions towards the Messi family, just for Lionel to come to Barcelona and continue his career in that club. The date written on the napkin is December 14, 2000.Messi’s first contract with Barcelona was detailed out on a paper napkin 🤯 pic.twitter.com/bc5PD9ii8c— Jama (@JxmxUTD) July 2, 2021 Well, now that napkin is going up for auction! It will be placed there by Gaggioli’s agent, who failed to reach an agreement with Barcelona after several attempts, who wanted that precious piece of paper to be found in its club museum.Since there was no agreement, Gaggioli hired the British company Bonhams, which will organize an auction and put Messi’s first contract up for auction. It is expected that the starting price will be as much as 350,000 euros. It is believed that Barcelona will also get involved in this ‘off-field fight’.##NAJAVA_MECA_7838753##”This is one of the most exciting objects I’ve ever held in my hand. Yes, it is an ordinary napkin, but it is so famous because it marked the beginning of Lionel Messi’s career. It changed his life and was instrumental in creating some of the greatest moments for billions of football fans around the world,” Ian Ehling from Bonhams said about the auction.
