EX-England star Terry Butcher poses with Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God†ball — as speculation grows it will fetch more than its £3million estimate at auction.
The defender played in the 1986 World Cup defeat to Argentina in which Maradona scored twice — the first with a punch.
The ball will be sold in two weeks, with auctioneer Graham Budd saying: “All the best prices I’ve ever had at auction have made multiples of the estimate.
“When you have an exceptional item, you get multiple bidding.
“Sometimes it takes a long while for the last person to pull out.
“Almost anything’s possible at auction which is why it’s so exciting.
“It’s an absolutely exceptional piece.â€
We told earlier how Tunisian ref Ali Bin Nasser was selling the ball.
Maradona died aged 60 in 2020.
