[New post] Lionel Messi bought Argentina squad £175,000 gold iPhones for teammates and staff following World Cup triumph
Sam May posted: " Lionel Messi purchased gold iPhones worth a staggering £175,000 for all his teammates and staff after Argentina's World Cup triumph. The 35-year-old finally got his hands on football's greatest prize, to complete his glistening trophy cabinet " talkSPORT
Lionel Messi purchased gold iPhones worth a staggering £175,000 for all his teammates and staff after Argentina's World Cup triumph.
The 35-year-old finally got his hands on football's greatest prize, to complete his glistening trophy cabinet back in December.
Messi won the World Cup in December, the trophy which had previously eluded himHe then bought all his teammates and staff a £175,000 24-carat gold engraved iPhone
It has now been revealed, the Paris Saint-Germain star bought all his teammates and staff a 24-carat gold iPhone commemorating the victory in Qatar.
Having had them delivered to his Paris apartment on Saturday, each device has the player's name, number and the Argentina crest etched into it.
"Lionel wanted to do something special and blingy to celebrate his proudest moment," said a source close to the player.
"He got in touch with entrepreneur Ben Lyons and they came up with the design together."
"Lionel is not only the Goat but he's one of IDESIGN GOLD's most loyal customers and got in touch with us a couple of months after the World Cup final," said Ben, CEO of iDesign Gold.
Messi recently won the FIFA Best Men's Player award for the second time
"He said he wanted a special gift for all the players and staff to celebrate the amazing win but didn't want the usual gift of watches.
"So, I suggested gold iPhones inscribed with their names and he loved the idea."
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