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10th Feb 2022

Barcelona starlet Riqui Puig signs autogpraph on actual pig

Callum Boyle

Just when you think you’ve seen it all

Barcelona star Riqui Puig was captured signing an autograph on a live pig on his way out of training on Thursday.

In what was presumably a reference to his surname and the word pig sounding relatively similar – ‘cerdo’ in Spanish, ‘porc’ in Catalan – the 22-year-old was stopped in his car by supporters.

Normally most people would ask for a selfie or hand over a piece of paper for a player to sign, but no, not this fan.

(Headphone wearers be warned, loud squeals incoming.)

Instead, he held up a rather large pig and hoisted it in front of Puig’s car. On first glance the midfielder looked a bit taken aback (I mean, who wouldn’t?) but nonetheless, he agreed to sign the pig.

In fairness it wasn’t the actual pig he signed – the animal was wearing a Spain shirt – but this Rigui Puig super-fan got their wish.

The 22-year-old isn’t a first-team regular in the Barça side, having only made 10 appearances this season – only one of those being a LaLiga start – and is way down the pecking order behind the likes of Frenkie De Jong, Pedri and Sergio Busquets.

According to Football-Espanathe Catalan club are looking to offload the midfielder at the end of the season as they continue to bolster their side in a bid to return to the more familiar glory days at the soon to be named Spotify Camp Nou.

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