A pure gold replica of Lionel Messi’s
left foot, valued at $5.25 million, was unveiled Wednesday in Tokyo. The
foot was created by Japanese jeweler Ginza Tanaka to commemorate the
soccer player’s achievements.
‘’It’s exceptional. You can see each line in the foot,’’ said Messi’s brother, Rodrigo. ‘’It’s an impressive piece of work.’’
The jeweller said he cast the Barcelona forward’s foot in Spain at the end of 2012.
‘’We loved the sound of making the
‘golden left foot,’ and it being gold, it was our goal to make the
project of recreating Messi’s left foot a reality,’’ said Masakazu
Tanaka, president of the company that made the piece.
The foot will go on sale on Thursday,
with an endorsement from the Leo Messi Foundation, which helps children
at risk around the world.
Other golden artefacts going on sale are
Messi’s golden footprint worth $94,500 and the ‘’Golden Foot Mini,’’
which is half the size of the actual golden foot, worth $42,000.
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