Oman’s Parliament Member Offers Messi $1m For World Cup Bisht Gifted To Him By The Emir Of Qatar

Oman’s Parliament Member Offers Messi $1m For World Cup Bisht Gifted To Him By The Emir Of Qatar

TSB News reports that a member of Oman’s parliament, Ahmed Al Barwani, has offered Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi $1 million for the bisht which the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, gifted him following his team’s victory over France at the finals on Sunday in Doha.

Making his offer in a Twitter post, Al Barwani, who is also a lawyer wrote, “My friend Messi, I congratulate you on winning the World Cup. (the Emir of Qatar) dazzled me as he placed a bisht, a symbol of magnanimity and wisdom, over your shoulders.

“I’m offering you a million dollars to give me that bisht,” he further said.

#MessiArabRobe
Ahmed Al Barwani, a lawyer & Member of Parliament in Oman, has offered #Messi $1 million in return for the Arabic Bisht that Messi wore upon winning #qatarworldcup. The robe is a symbol of chivalry and wisdom. MP hopes Messi will respond positively! pic.twitter.com/ipAcujRiG0

— Md Sharif Khan (@Khan_SharifX) December 24, 2022

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