LIONEL Messi has come to the aid of a visually-impaired young Arsenal fan – by gifting him a pair of high-tech £4,200 glasses.
The charitable Barcelona superstar, 33, has teamed up with Israeli company OrCam to help blind and visually-impaired people around the globe.
Mikey, ten, has received the life-changing deviceCredit: Youtube – OrCam
Messi has teamed up with OrCam to distribute the devices to kidsCredit: Youtube – OrCam
OrCam have developed a MyEye device, which can assist people in reading text and identifying faces.
At £4,200, however, the device doesn’t come cheap.
But now each year, Messi will gift a device to young people with inspirational stories.
And some of these kids will even get to meet the Argentine ace.
The latest recipient of the life-changing gadget is Arsenal-mad ten-year-old Mikey from Enfield.
The Londoner will now become part of the “OrCam Dream Team”, along with other recipients of the £4,200 device.
Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak in Europe, Messi had already awarded MyEye devices to 12 visually-impaired people.
And the six-time Ballon d’Or winner has spoken of the profound effect that hearing their stories has had on him.
Young Gunner Mikey was chosen by MessiCredit: Youtube – OrCam
Messi has been selecting kids for his ‘OrCam Dream Team’Credit: Youtube – OrCam
He said: “The emotion was incredible. Meeting with this amazing group of people from around the world was truly a magical and inspiring moment.
“Witnessing each of the members of the “Dream Team” trying out the OrCam MyEye features, it was clear that this would be a life-changing device for each of them.
‘I am proud to be an OrCam Ambassador to truly make a difference for so many.”
The Argentine has spoken of his desire to ‘make a difference’Credit: Youtube – OrCam
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