Saudi property magnate paid £2.2m for Messi and Ronaldo

A Saudi businessman has spent more than £2 million to watch the match between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, perhaps for the last time. (about 50 million TL) overpaid

Transferred to Saudi Arabian squad Al-Nassr in December, Ronaldo will play his first match in the kingdom of Arabia against arch-rival Lionel Messi. Cristiano Ronaldo, who will captain the Saudi All-Star, will play against Messi’s PSG in the friendly.

It turned out that Saudi Arabian property magnate Mushred al-Ghamdi paid £2.2m at auction for a VIP ticket to the match where he will meet the two megastars. The auction started at £220,000 with the money announced to be donated to charity. The astronomical ticket price is believed to be the highest price ever paid for a match ticket.

Al-Ghamdi will also attend the award ceremony for the winner of the match between Ronaldo and Messi, and will have access to the changing rooms.

The two world stars last met in 2020, and Juventus, wearing Ronaldo’s jersey, defeated Barcelona 3-0.

PSG will receive 8.8 million pounds sterling

On the other hand, it became known that the Paris Saint-Germain club will earn 8.8 million pounds from the friendly match that will be played in Riyadh. The Paris team will face the Saudi All-Star team, which will include players from Saudi Arabia’s famous Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal teams.