Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi has launched his own collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The crypto art that has been created with Messi’s images by digital designer BossLogic will go on sale on Friday.
In the works titled, Man from the Future, Worth the Weight and The King Piece portrays Messi as King, superhero and Greek titan . These works celebrates his career highlights. BossLogic, who is in Australia, is known for his work with Marvel Studios and Disney.
“Art is like football. Eternal,” Messi said on his Twitter account in early August announcing the launch.
The collection of works featuring Messi, titled Messiverse, will be available for purchase on the Ethernity Chain platform, known for producing original NFT pieces for sport stars.
BossLogic said depicting Messi was “a huge honour” in a post on Twitter in which he shared the Man from the Future artwork, which shows an image of Messi from behind, with the number 30 jersey that he will wear at his new club, Paris St Germain (PSG).
Messi made headlines around the world last week after leaving Barcelona after more than 20 years to join PSG. His signing-on fee includes some of the French club’s cryptocurrency fan tokens.