Riyadh XI vs PSG: Saudi businessman buys $2.6m-priced ticket for Ronaldo debut

Pleasure is constructing forward of Cristiano Ronaldo’s debut recreation on Saudi soil.

Cristiano Ronaldo will face Lionel Messi for the primary time since December 2020 when a Saudi All-Star XI host Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday.

The pleasant recreation will mark Ronaldo’s first look since becoming a member of Al Nassr on a record-breaking deal. CR7’s debut for Al Nassr is delayed, however he’ll captain the Saudi XI within the upcoming recreation.

In a marketing campaign to advertise the occasion, Turki al-Sheikh, the pinnacle of Saudi Arabia’s Common Leisure Authority, auctioned a particular ticket on Wednesday. The client will get pleasure from perks resembling picture alternatives with Messi and Ronaldo and entry to locker rooms.

Following a couple of hours of bidding, Al-Sheikh introduced a Suadi businessman named Mushref al-Ghamdi had bought the ticket for 10 million riyals ($2.6m).

“Congratulations, you deserve it, and may God reward you with good,” Sheikh wrote on Twitter.

In line with French outlet L’Equipe, the pleasant recreation has acquired over 2 million on-line ticket requests. PSG will reportedly earn round €10m from the pleasant match.

Al Nassr additionally hopes to carry a gathering with PSG officers to finalize a switch for Keylor Navas. The previous Actual Madrid goalkeeper is about to exchange David Ospina, who has suffered a severe elbow damage.