04/28/2021 21:05
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 04/28/2021 9:05 PM
The historic boots that Argentine star
Lionel Messi
donated to
the National Art Museum of Catalonia
will be auctioned starting Monday by Christie's, the renowned UK auction house.
It is about the footwear that the "Flea" wore when he scored his 644 goal with the Barcelona jersey against Valladolid, on December 22, 2020, and set the record for goals with the same team, surpassing the mark of Pelé.
As reported today in a statement, the museum will dedicate the proceeds from the auction to the Art and Health program, a pioneering initiative carried out with the Vall d'Hebron Hospital and the Catalan Health Institute.
The program uses art as a therapeutic tool and the auction of the "treasure" will be open online until April 30.
The announcement of the auction of Lionel Messi's boots.
It closes on April 30.
The Adidas ankle boots are stamped with Messi's signature and are personalized with the names of his wife Antonela Roccuzzo and their children Thiago, Mateo and Ciro, along with their birth dates.
"Reaching the record of 644 goals for the same club made me happy, but it seems even more important to me to be able to help all the sick children who are struggling to try to heal," said Messi.
The auction starts at an initial value of 40,000 pounds, approximately $ 55,000, and the most optimistic estimates assure that the figure of $ 100,000 could be reached.
Source: ANSA
Messi's booties
