A house, two BMWs, a letter from Fidel Castro… A sum of precious goods has been included in the lot of objects and properties of Argentine footballer Diego Maradona, which will be auctioned on December 19, according to a court decision cited by the Argentinian press.
These auctions, which will take place online, will take place with the agreement of the heirs of the winner of the 1986 World Cup. A way to commemorate "El Pibe de oro" - the golden kid - who died on November 25 at the age 60, to which a tribute will be paid the same day, but also to allow his heirs to pay the debts and expenses of the champion.
One of the cars priced at $ 165,000
Among the goods auctioned is a letter signed Fidel Castro.
A friendship was born between the ex-Cuban leader and Diego Maradona while the latter was staying on the Caribbean island to try to overcome his addictions, which have twice brought him close to death.
One of the two BMW cars up for auction features Maradona's signature engraved on the windshield.
Its starting price is 165,000 dollars
(more than 140,000 euros)
.
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The house offered by Maradona to her parents is in the neighborhood of Villa Devoto, in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires.
A real estate company will soon be launching a call for tenders for websites located anywhere in the world.
While other less luxurious items will also be offered for sale, fans will not be able to find items of emotional value.
Shirts donated by other players at the footballer's funeral, for example, will be excluded from the auction.
