Barcelona-mad Playboy model bid for Messi’s handkerchief to "pose naked with it"

Barcelona-mad Playboy model Luana Sandien bid $600,000 on the handkerchief that Lionel Messi used in his farewell press conference to 'pose naked with it'.

Messi ended his 21-year-stay at the Catalan side this summer after his contract expired.

Barca were unable to re-sign their Argentine star due to ongoing financial problems at the Camp Nou.

And, as a result, Messi held a farewell press conference, where the 34-year-old sobbed into a handkerchief as he announced he was leaving his boyhood side.

Messi soon arrived at PSG, and the handkerchief appeared online where the Playboy model attempted to buy the item.

"I bid $600,000 to get the Messi handkerchief gone, after that the ad disappeared," Sandien said of the handkerchief that was listed for $1million.

"I gave more than half the advertised amount believing I would win, but the ad disappeared after my bid, out of nowhere.

"The ad went off the air without giving more information about the outcome of the case, so we don't know if anyone bought the artifact, or if the advertiser gave up on the idea.

"I hope I made it."

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The model has previously posed on the cover of Playboy with a Barcelona shirt.

The issue of Playboy Africa that she posed in flew off the shelves, and it was reported that sales were up 50% as a result of her Barcelona jersey.

“I always supported Barcelona because I live in Spain, so their influence here is stronger. And also I think the players are much hotter than other teams," she told Brazilian media after the magazine was released.

She now has plans to model in Playboy again, however, she was hoping to add Messi's now-infamous handkerchief to the photoshoot.

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Messi is yet to make his debut for PSG, but he was in the stands for their clash with RC Strasbourg.

The Parisians have had a shaky start to the season, and they survived scares from the Alsace side and then again Brest on Friday evening.

Messi looks set to make his PSG debut when they face Stade de Reims on Sunday.

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