The fame of merlin ducka mascot of a Mexican family that went viral for wearing the shirt of the Mexican national team, has led well-known public figures to offer large sums of money to acquire it.
Such is the case of the Mexican influencer and driver Nigris Ponchowho first offered 500 thousand pesos to buy it and turn it into the official Ring Royale mascota boxing and entertainment event he organizes.
«I pay the family 500 thousand pesos for Merlin the duck. Send them this message to see if they are interested. And in passing I give you some original UFOs. I’m not playing; “That stuffed duck will be history in the future,” he posted on the social network X.
Although the content creator assured that his proposal was serious, criticism, jokes and questions began to multiply shortly after publicationwhich motivated him to increase the offer.
“They’re just distracting from something; the duck is a smoke bomb. But I increase my offer to 600 thousand for Merlin. For today it is a lot. Hopefully tomorrow I will have a response from the family.“he added in the thread derived from his publication.
While some took the idea of buying the famous duck with humor, others They criticized him for wanting to do business with the bird, which was becoming a popular symbol of the World Cup from 2026.
I paid the family 500 thousand pesos for Merlin Duck. Send them this message if they are interested. And in passing I give you some original UFOs. I’m not playing that duck in a stuffed future will be history.
— Poncho De Nigris (@_PonchoDeNigris) June 24, 2026
“You can even hang on a duck”, “The duck has more jokes than you” and “Not everything in life is money; For greedy people like you, money is worth more than love for a pet.“say some of the comments, whose authors pointed out that, beyond the economic value of the animal, there is a sentimental value for the family that cares for it.
Merlin the duck began to become famous after “Los Gómez”, a family of street merchants from Mexico City, dressed him in a Mexican national team shirt and began taking him to different public activities. For some, it has become the unofficial mascot of the 2026 World Cup.