“I regret it every day’ – Thuram on giving away Messi’s gift

<p>Inter Milan striker Marcus Thuram said he regrets giving away a pair of Lionel Messi boots to a friend when he was a child.</p>, <p>The incident occurred when the France star’s father, Lilian Thuram, and Messi were teammates at Barcelona between 2006 and 2008.</p>, <p>Marcus wanted to join Lilian’s training camp but did not have the required boots.</p>, <p>However, Messi, who was 19 or 20 at the time, according to Marcus, happily lent the younger Marcus his boots and let him keep them.</p>, <p>Marcus, who was 10 years old at the time, not realising the importance of the gift, gave it away to a friend the next day.</p>, <p>He told DAZN: “Messi was the only one who could leave me a pair. I was 38 standing, and he was 40–41. I regret it every day.”</p>