Barcelona Superstar Messi Buys $15m Private Jet
Football superstar, Lionel Messi has purchased a private jet reportedly costing a whooping $15 million, Argentinian website Doble Amarilla reports.
The jet was purchased in the United States but will be registered in Argentina, is a 2004 Gulfstream V, and it contained 16 executive seats, two bathrooms (one with a shower) and two kitchens.
Some personal modifications have been made to Messi's new ‘wings’: the number 10 has been painted onto the tail; while the name of each member of his family (Leo, Antonella, Thiago, Ciro and Mateo) has been written on to the steps of the boarding stairs.
According to Doble Amarilla, the jet arrived at the Aeroparque de Buenos Aires on Friday; and a hangar will be built in the town of San Fernando to accommodate Messi’s new luxury means of transport.