Barcelona star Lionel Messi surprised a fan from his hometown of Rosario on social media with a pair of his latest Adidas boots . The Argentina international took to Twitter and Facebook and wrote a personal message to Brian Rossi , the lucky fan who grew up in the same city as Messi , to surprise him with the boots . Alongside a picture where Messi is seen holding the boots , he wrote on Facebook : ' I am a Pibe De Barrio , the boy from the neighbourhood , and now I have these boots for Brian Rossi who is also from Rosario . # PibeDeBarr10 # therewillbehaters ' . Lionel Messi surprises lucky fan Brian Rossi who grew up in same city as the star with a pair of Adidas boots . The 27-year-old posed for a picture with the boots and sent a special message to Rossi . Messi has been in exceptional form in recent weeks , helping Barcelona overcome Manchester City in the Champions League with an impressive solo performance before seeing his side defeat rivals Real Madrid in the El Clasico on Sunday . With the spotlight firmly on Messi when he 's on the pitch , the 27-year-old will no doubt earn rave reviews off it with this surprise gift . Rossi , the lucky fan , will be licking his lips at the prospect of wearing Messi 's boots and will hope he plays like him too . Argentina star Lionel Messi in training as his country prepare to face El Salvador on Friday .
Rossi took to social media to give Brian Lionel Messi his latest boots . Lionel Messi is from Messi 's hometown of Rosario where the star grew up . Messi has been in exceptional form this year and has scored 43 goals . The 27-year-old is preparing to face El Salvador with Argentina . READ : Messi 's Argentina squad cheer on Indiana Pacers star Luis Scol .