Ališer Usmanov bought Diego Maradona’s iconic jersey.
Vladimir Putin and Alisher Usmanov photographed in 2018. EPA / AOP
The German Kicker reports that the Russian oligarch Ališer Usmanov has bought Diego Maradonan jersey for 8.5 million euros.
The Maradona 1986 World Cup jersey was on sale at the Sotheby’s auction in London.
The late Argentine legend scored the famous “hand of God” goal in the semi-finals against England. Maradona switched England midfielder Steve Hodgen with.
To this day, Hodge had lent the shirt to the Manchester Football Museum, but now the man decided to sell it through an auction.
The buyer was the Kremlin and Vladimir Putinia a strongly supportive Russian oligarch Ališer Usmanovwhich was placed on the EU sanctions list in March.
Until this spring, Usmanov’s companies sponsored Everton, who played in the English Premier League, but the Liverpool club terminated the co-operation due to Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine.
Daughter of Maradona, who died in November 2020 Dalma Sotheby ‘s claimed that his father had changed his shirt during the break, but Sotheby’ s assured that there was evidence at the auction that this was the very shirt that was on top of Maradona during the historic finish.
The price of this shirt was 8.5 million euros. AOP