Messi cheekily and jokenly responds to rumours he out-priced Cristiano Ronaldo for €32 million Ferrari car

Reports emerged yesterday that footballer Lionel Messi splashed out an astonishing €32 million on a super-rare 1957 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti at an auction.

According to the reports, Messi didn’t only get his hands on the pricey car, he also saw off interest from rival Cristiano Ronaldo to bag the flashy vehicle according to a tweet from the car seller. But taking to Instagram on Thursday, Messi sought to set the record straight in very humorous fashion. Posing with a toy red car Messi posted: "My new car".