Lionel Messi in India: VIPs Shell Out ₹1 Crore to Meet the Football Icon

Argentinian football legend Lionel Messi landed on the Delhi landscape on Monday of GOAT India Tour 2025, with the favorite leg being awaited. Though flight delays due to dense fog marred the everlasting anticipation—no less, rather more—for the first sight of the footballing giant. It is heard that some corporate honchos are about to pay almost ₹1 crore for a handshake with Messi in person amidst his stay in India.

Messi’s Leela Palace Stay

Messi and his entourage are now present at the Leela Palace Hotel, Chanakyapuri, with their floors booked exclusively for their convenience. Presidential suites have been occupied by the Argentine team members with nightly rates rung in ₹3.5 lakh to ₹7 lakh for a period. Immaculate security measures are ensured, and hotel staff instructed to find privacy and confidentiality.

₹1 Crore ‘Meet and Greet’

Special 'Meet and Greet' kind of event is the result of Lionel's visit to Delhi. The event is particularly meant for the corporates and VIPs who would have to pay as mammoth a Sum as Rs. 1 Crore just to enable a brief chat with the football genius in person. This occasion very revealingly underlines the global renown of, and now exceeding the preceding furor in connection with, Messi's visit.

Briefings with Dignitaries and Sporting Legends

During his stay in Delhi, Messi was scheduled to meet several high-profile dignitaries like the Chief Justice of India and Members of Parliament. Although his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi was called off as the PM flew abroad, Messi had almost no room but to pack his schedule with thrilling events.

He will also interact with sports legends of India:

• Cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
• Paralympic javelin gold medalist Sumit Antil
• Women boxing World Champ Nikhat Zareen
• Olympic high jump medalist Nishad Kumar

Messi is now all set to visit Arun Jaitley Stadium to have an interaction with the Indian cricket team and join various programs celebrating sporting achievement.

Fast Approaching Closing of Tour

The GOAT India Tour 2025 in Delhi is set to come to a close now at 6:00 PM with Messi scheduled to leave the city by 8:00 PM, having evolved into a series of remarkable events enthusing fans from Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Delhi retroactively.

From record-breaking corporate "meet and greets" to private exchanges with India's sporting elite, Messi’s tour has magnified the exceptional global fascination shown for the football legend and left a lasting impression on sports fans all over India.