He left his lifelong club four months ago now, but he continues to “play” for Barca, in a way. Lionel Messi, now a PSG player and recent winner of his seventh Ballon d’Or, always serves the financial interests of the Catalan club. The Blaugrana continue to use the image of the Argentine star to profit.
According to the newspaper As, the FC Barcelona store still sells products worn and signed by the Pulga, at relatively high prices. Thus, the Spanish newspaper reports that an undershirt worn by Messi last season is sold for 1170 euros by the official store. For its part, the captain’s armband signed by the Argentinian is sold at 643.50 euros.
Lionel Messi in the FC Barcelona jersey
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1000 euros for the undershirt, 600 for the armband
But Messi is not the only legend whose image the club continue to use: shirts of Xavi Hernandez, the current Blaugrana manager, or Andrés Iniesta are also on sale. For the two historical circles of Barça, the signed jerseys amount to almost 3,000 euros …
Even without prolonging, Messi continues to do the business of FC Barcelona, which will need it so much he remains in debt, especially if he wants make the arrival of Ferran Torres a reality in the coming days.
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