With an offer of 10 million Saudi riyals (£2.2 million) for a ticket to next Thursday’s friendly, a businessman from Saudi Arabia is driving up the price in the race to witness the newest chapter in Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s storied rivalry.
The general manager of the real estate company AqarOne, Mushref al-Ghamdi, was named the winner of an auction that closes on Tuesday, according to a tweet from the Saudi government’s entertainment department.
The “Beyond Imagination” ticket is for a match between Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain against a combined team from the Saudi team’s Al Nassr and Al Hilal, who recently recruited Ronaldo.
The ticket holder is entitled to attend the awards ceremony, visit the dressing rooms, and interact with the two athletes who have been vying for the title of greatest in the world for years.
