Messi lends a plane to the President of Argentina

Lionel Messi’s uniform number 10 is written on his tail wing. Photo Source Daily Star Homepage-Lionel Messi (34, FC Barcelona)’s private plane appeared in Mexico. The occupant was not Messi. Was the president of Argentina.

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez, who visited Mexico to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mexico’s independence on the 22nd, was transferred to Messi’s private plane.

According to Argentine media, President Fernandez had no private aircraft, so he turned to Messi for help. The presidential plane was sold in 2016 to cut costs. Messi accepted and sent a private plane from Spain to Argentina. It is reported that President Fernandez and his attendants paid 160,000 dollars (about 177 million won) for the rental of a private plane for about four days. In 2018, Messi purchased Gulfstream’s model’LV-IRQ’ plane for 15 million dollars (about 16.6 billion won). This model was made in 2002 and was improved in 2012. It is an airplane capable of crossing the Atlantic Ocean with a speed of 941 km and a maximum range of 12,000 km.
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