Lionel Messi’s first Rosario shirt up for auction: could fetch a fortune | OneFootball

The jersey is considered one of the most iconic ever worn by the captain of the Argentine National Team, and fans are on edge with anticipation.

Lionel Messi is once again breaking all the molds, this time off the field. A jersey worn when he was just five years old, defending the colors of Club Abanderado Grandoli from Rosario, has become one of the most striking pieces in the world of collecting and could become one of the most valuable in football history.

The garment appears in season 3 of King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch, the Netflix series that follows Ken Goldin, the most influential auctioneer on the planet. There, it is presented as a true gem: the jersey that Messi wore in 1993, during the first tournament he ever won.

Beyond the media impact, the real value of the object lies in its history. After that children's championship, the jersey was given by Salvador Aparicio to youth coach Pablo Alfieri, who kept it for years. After his death, it passed to his son Pablo Nicolás Alfieri and, finally, on May 12, 2008, to his grandson Ignacio Alfieri. Since then, it has remained stored within the family as an intimate memento of the early steps of the Rosario-born star.

On the show, Goldin confirms that the jersey will be auctioned and describes it as a unique piece, with the potential to break records. However, so far there is no public link, nor a visible lot on the official Goldin Auctions website, and no dates or estimated values have been released.

This situation has generated expectation and confusion among collectors and Messi fans, who are unsuccessfully searching for concrete information about the sale. In collecting circles, they do not rule out the possibility that it could be a private auction, a sale not yet published, or a lot that will be made public after the full release of the series.

Meanwhile, the jersey remains a powerful symbol: the object that connects the child Messi, who played on Rosario's fields, with the global Messi, world champion and football legend. In a market where his jerseys from Champions League or World Cup finals fetch millions, this jersey opens an unprecedented chapter, full of emotion and historical value.

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