Fraser Forster has revealed that he swapped shirts with Lionel Messi when he came up against the legend in the Champions League over a decade ago.
Forster was at Celtic when the Scottish side were drawn with Barcelona in the Group Stage of the Champions League back in 2012, with the goalkeeper starting against the Catalan giants at Celtic Park as well as at Camp Nou.
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The Bhoys pulled off an unlikely victory at Celtic Park against the Catalan giants, with former Tottenham midfielder, Victor Wanyama, netting the match-winner on the night.
It was his performances in Scotland that earned Forster a move to Southampton in the summer of 2014 and the goalkeeper is now getting a taste of European football at Spurs for the first time since his Celtic days.
The 34-year-old, who has hardly put a foot wrong since stepping into the team for the injured Hugo Lloris, has now revealed that he swapped shirts with Messi during that famous night in Glasgow.
Forster told The Guardian: “The Messi shirt is tucked away somewhere with the rest of my memorabilia. I’m not one who has a room with everything in it.
“But I think he’s got a Fraser Forster shirt somewhere as well! The biggest mystery is where does Messi keep his Forster shirt?”
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One of the reasons that we are lucky to have Forster as a backup is that, unlike our previous number twos such as Gollini and Vorm, the former Southampton man has plenty of experience in high-pressure games, including Champions League clashes and international matches for England.
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