Saudi businessman spent $2.6 million to watch Ronaldo and Messi play in a friendly in Riyadh

Riyadh – :

An official said on Tuesday that a Saudi businessman who bought $2.6 million at auction got a ticket to see Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi square off in a friendly.

Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain will play a select team made up of players from Ronaldo’s new team Al Nassr and their Saudi rivals Al Hilal on Thursday in Riyadh.

Ronaldo won’t have played any football in the kingdom before this game as he recently signed a contract with Al Nassr that extends until 2025 and is worth more than 200 million euros ($214 million), according to sources close to the team.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner will play his first Saudi Pro League game on Sunday for Al Nassr.