Bloomberg — A lock of hair between 3 and 4 centimeters from Diego Armando Maradona It will be auctioned next Sunday, December 15 in Paris, France. A Maradona t-shirt commemorating the 30th anniversary of Argentina’s victory in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico will also be auctioned.
These ‘jewels’ are part of a collection of more than 200 objects related to football and other sports that will be put up for sale. the auction house Aguttes. Among these items is also the shirt that Ronaldo Nazario wore during the France 98 World Cup Final.
Been: Maradona: the historic “10″ shirt was sold by Sotheby’s for £7.1 million.
Maradona’s locks were cut in 2018 by Stefano Cecian Italian businessman who was a friend of ‘El 10’ during the last years of his life. During an interview with The Clarín, Ceci said that she met Maradona when the former soccer player was in Cuba trying to recover from his drug addiction.
“I came in as a fan, as they say, but I really loved Diego. And the daughters know it. The sisters know it. It was love. I combined love and work, business. Only in this way could I have access and continue 20 years at Maradona’s side,” Ceci assured the Argentine media.
It is expected that the lock of hair of the Argentine star reach a price of between 35,000 and 50,000 eurosaccording to the auction house.
Aguttes will also auction one of the rackets that Roger Federer used in the Wimbledon final that he won in 2005 against the American Andy Roddick, valued between 10,000 and 15,000 euros.
2024-12-07 14:00:00