A Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for the same price as Barcelona’s new signing from Manchester City
The New York Yankees legend was one of the greatest in the sport of all time. If you sell a card, you could afford Barcelona’s new player.
Would you like to buy a player on loan him to FC Barcelona? How could that be possible? there is a man who could have a sort of idea. Can a 2 1/2" by 3 1/2" piece of card be as expensive as a professional football player? Yes. The first name in the story is Mickey Mantle, for some people the best baseball player in history.
How does FC Barcelona fit into this story? Very simple: they are close to sign Manchester City and Spanish national team centerback Eric García. The young defender emerged from La Masía, Barcelona’s academy, and was later recruited for Pep Guardiola’s team. Now, given the very few minutes he has, he could return to Barcelona.
It happens that an auction saw a Mickey Mantle card sold for $5.2 million. The seller had acquired it in 2008 for almost a half of the price, $2.8 million. This new acquisition represents the highest price ever paid for a baseball card.
In the other end, García’s price was around €10 million, but given his contract runs out in June, Manchester City was forced to accept lower offers. That’s when Barcelona’s board shows up, placing an offer for €5 million plus future clauses that could lead up to the initially figure the English side expected.
The owner
Rob Gaugh is the man who bought the Mickey Mantle card, his bank account is now $5.2 million slimmer, but still, his house now keeps the new gift. He’s a renown entrepreneur and businessman who has closed a wonderful deal.
