Paul the celebrated octopus has finally got his tentacles wrapped around a soccer ball.

The Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, unveiled an outsized memorial to the World Cup’s late and most unlikely star – A 6ft 6in-tall plastic replica of Paul clutching a ball in his eight arms.

Aquarium sofficial Tanja Munzig said Paul’s cremated ashes were placed in a gold-leaf-covered urn inside the ball.

Paul died three months ago and Ms Munzig says fans around the world had asked for a memorial.

Paul correctly tipped the outcome of all seven of Germany’s games at last year’s World Cup plus the Spain-Netherlands final.

He made his predictions by opening the lid of one of two boxes, each containing a mussel and bearing a team flag.