A chief of Argentina’s central bank said earlier that the relevant authorities would decide whether to issue a banknote with a face value of 10,000 pesos (about RM228) and a portrait of Lionel Messi, the captain of Argentina’s men’s national team, on it.
CNN said that Argentine media noted that the director said about the possibility of this proposal, “It is a banknote that represents something, like the World Cup. I would love to see a banknote of Messi. Young people say that Messi is number 10, a big disagreement between him and Maradona.”
Last year, Messi led Argentina to victory at the World Cup in Qatar. He was also one of the three finalists for FIFA Men’s Player of the Year. The winner will be announced on Feb. 27 at the FIFA Awards.
