A MAN United fan’s club-themed Game Boy is valued at £30,000 — after he got Sir Alex Ferguson to sign the packaging.
Ali Ahmed’s parents bought it in 1996, when he was three, and kept it in mint condition as a future collector’s item.
He made it his mission to get the legendary United boss’s name on it — and pounced when Sir Alex visited the pharmacy he works at in January.
Ali said: “I can’t believe it. It’s like a dream come true.
“I only had the idea to try and get it signed a few months ago when another Game Boy collector joked about it online.
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“I thought it was an impossible task but somehow had faith I could one day achieve it.
“Fast-forward three weeks later and who do I see walking past my workplace - Sir Alex Ferguson himself!
“It was a surreal moment. I ran over and told him it was an absolute honour to meet him.
“He was so nice and agreed to sign the Game Boy, and even posed for a selfie.
“He said ‘it’s nice to meet you, mate. See you around’.
“I get goosebumps just thinking about it.”
He has had an offer of £30,000 from Japan for the Nintendo console, which cost £60.
But Ali said: “I’m keeping it, it’s like the Holy Grail of my game collection.”
Ali, who also has a £40,000 collection of around 1,000 games, was flooded with support from United fans when he posted his achievement on a Game Boy collector’s page.
