Crowned world champion in extremis in Qatar, at 35 and on his fifth attempt, Lionel Messi has decided to mark the occasion.
Delighted to add a 3rd star to the sky and white jersey thirty-six after the second, obtained by Diego Maradona and his family in 1986, the Parisian seven times Ballon d’or and recent winner of the FIFA The Best Trophy, had a special souvenir gift made for each of his Argentinian teammates, as well as for each of coach Lionel Scaloni’s staff members, i.e. 35 people in total.
These are mobile phones equipped with a 24-carat gold shell, for a total amount of €210,000, according to information from TNT Sports, an Argentine television channel.
It is the company iDesign Gold which was commissioned to carry out the singular order of Messi. This very company which had prided itself on offering the same type of service for PSG players on the occasion of their title of French Ligue 1 champion in 2020, before the Parisian club denied.
This time, each member of the Argentine delegation present in Qatar will receive a new phone whose personalized shell will present for each the name, the number of the shirt as well as the logo of the Argentine Federation with three stars and the mention “World Cup Champions 2022”.
“It was an honor to deliver 35 gold iPhone 14s to Lionel Messi for his teammates and staff as a gift for winning the World Cup final,” the tech firm said in a social media post. .
In the past, many wealthy and bling-bling footballers have requested the services of this company and, once delivered, posed with their personalized phone: Ronaldinho, Neymar, Hakim Ziyech or Théo Hernandez.
“Lionel is not only the GOAT (“greatest of all times”), but he is one of our most loyal customers and he contacted us the month after the final of the World Cup, said Ben Lyons, the boss of the company to the South American channel. He said he wanted a special gift to celebrate this incredible victory. But he didn’t want the usual gift, watches. So, I suggested this to him and he loved the idea. »
But after such a gift, everyone will have to stay reachable for King Leo.