Lionel Messi meets superfan with his uniform tattooed on his back

Being the best player in the world's most popular sport has earned Lionel Messi a lot of fans, but one man has separated himself from the pack by having the Barcelona striker's name and jersey number tattooed across his back.

Hernan Baigoria even got the opportunity to show his new ink to Messi, and the Argentinean seemed pretty shocked that someone would go so far.

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Maybe Baigoria was just trying to save himself a lifetime of buying new jerseys for his favorite athlete.

[Metro]

-Brendan Maloy