- Item: Nike Vaporknit Drill Top
- Club: FC Barcelona
- Player: Lionel Messi
- Condition: Training worn
- Season: 2018/19
- Size: Large
- Headline Features:
- FC Barcelona Nike Vaporknit drill top worn by the greatest player of all time and 8× Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi.
- Worn by Messi during training sessions and pre-match warm-ups throughout the 2018/19 La Liga and UEFA Champions League season.
- This player-specific Vaporknit drill top was never made available commercially, produced exclusively for the club’s first-team squad.
- Features personalisation of the player’s initials ‘LM’ to the front right chest — a hallmark detail of Barcelona’s player-issue training wear.
- Heat-applied Nike Swoosh and FC Barcelona crest to the front.
- ‘Beko’ sponsor logos applied to both the front and rear of the top.
- A rare and highly sought-after item directly associated with Messi’s Barcelona era — a period during which he continued to cement his legacy as the greatest footballer of all time.
- Authenticity fully guaranteed with the BC Boots UK Certification Package.
- Player-Issue Features:
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Exclusive Squad-Issue Construction:
• Manufactured in Nike’s elite Vaporknit material for maximum breathability and performance.
• Never released for public sale — made solely for FC Barcelona’s first-team players.
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Personalisation:
• Features Messi’s custom ‘LM’ initials heat-applied to the chest.
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Design Details:
• Heat-applied Nike and Barcelona logos for lightweight performance.
• Dual ‘Beko’ sponsorship branding — a configuration unique to player-issue garments.
- Collector & Investment Significance:
- A genuine player-worn Lionel Messi training top from his final years at FC Barcelona — an era of sustained individual brilliance and record-breaking achievements.
- Extremely limited and highly desirable, as Barcelona player-issue Vaporknit pieces were not released to retail.
- Represents a rare glimpse into Messi’s on-pitch preparation, offering collectors a tangible connection to his legendary time at Camp Nou.
- A superb display or investment piece from the career of football’s greatest ever player.
- Accompanied by the BC Boots UK Certification Package, ensuring verified provenance and long-term authenticity assurance.
