A man who claims he was punched for looking like Shia LaBeouf says he's had a call from the star wishing him well.

Mario Licato says they spoke after he was attacked at a train station on his way to a bar in New York last weekend.

The 26-year-old says a man passed him on the stairs saying: "This is because you look exactly like Shia LaBeouf."

The actor later left him a voicemail, saying he wished he was in the city to bring him soup (America's version of grapes for sick people).

But Mario has since posted a picture on Instagram, saying they eventually managed to chat on the phone.

We don't know what was said exactly, but Mario had previously said the Transformers actor left his number and asked him to "please" call back.

"It was a pretty long voicemail," Mario Licato told Cosmopolitan.

"He was like, 'Hey, this is Shia LaBeouf... I just read an article that you were punched in the face because you look like me. I don't know. I wish I was in New York. I'd come bring you soup.'"

Mario says he first realised the star had tried to contact him after he left a comment on one of his Instagram posts.

"Left you a message on your work phone," LaBeouf wrote. "Feel better G."

Mario says he didn't see his attacker but was knocked out after falling down the steps.

He later thanked him for the "compliment" saying: "Well sir you boosted my self esteem bc he's hot".

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