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Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba & Luka Modric Visit Zoo Owned By Teenager

Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba & Luka Modric Visit Zoo Owned By Teenager

A 17-year-old billionaire from Dubai has had the likes of Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba and Luka Modric visit his zoo, making him the envy of many teenagers around the world. Have you heard about this teen?

Rashed Belhasa, who is the son of construction giant Saif Ahmed Belhasa and is said to be worth about £4 billion (R71.6 billion), owns a private zoo in Dubai, which features about 500 exotic animals.

Scroll through the gallery above to see some famous footballers who have visited Rashed's zoo!

According to The Sun, the zoo is not open to the public and the family does not make any profit from it.

Boasting over 1.5 million followers on Instagram, Belhasa clearly has quite the social media presence, and has made friends with some of the world's best footballers, including David Luiz, Willian and Jesse Lingard.

Which famous footballer would you like to be able to call a friend?

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