Messi’s 2022 World Cup jersey is currently being auctioned for charity purposes.

The 2022 World Cup is the sweetest memory of Messi ‘s career . He showed a brilliant performance to help Argentina win the championship.

Messi is the symbol of the 2022 World Cup

This makes memorabilia associated with Messi at the 2022 World Cup very valuable. The jerseys he uses in matches are obvious examples.

According to the Daily Mail, 6 of Messi’s 2022 World Cup jerseys are being auctioned in the US. This valuable collection is estimated to have an initial value of 8 million pounds (about 242 billion VND).

The record for the auction amount of sports memorabilia currently belongs to Michael Jordan, the icon of the basketball world. Specifically, the shirt that Michael Jordan used in the match between the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz (1998) is priced at 8.1 million pounds in 2022.

Perhaps many people want to own the jerseys that made history with Messi at the World Cup. People are waiting for a “giant” to bid more than 8 million pounds. This means that Michael Jordan’s unprecedented record mentioned above could be broken.

Messi’s precious jerseys are up for auction

In terms of Messi’s own record, his most expensive shirt ever auctioned reached £360,000. Specifically, that shirt was worn by “El Pulga” in the match Barcelona defeated Real Madrid at the “holy land” Bernabeu in the 2016/17 La Liga season. Messi in that match was the one who sealed the 3-2 victory for Barcelona.

The organizer of the auction of Messi’s jerseys, Sant Joan de Deu Children’s Hospital (SJD) Barcelona, ​​said part of the proceeds will be used to help children with rare diseases.