Saudi Arabian Businessman Mushref al-Ghamdi Willing To Pay £2.2 million To Watch Ronaldo And Lionel Messi

Saudi businessman leads bidding for 'Beyond Imagination' ticket to meet Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi

The 'Beyond Imagination' ticket is open to bidding, where al-Ghamdi is currently leading with the aforementioned bid. This is according to the Saudi government's entertainment arm on Twitter (h/t The Guardian).

The winner will get to attend the winner's ceremony and meet the two superstars in the dressing room after the game. This and the aforementioned fan interest in tickets indicate the level of craze in the build-up to the match on January 19.

PSG boss Christophe Galtier, however, didn't seem too pleased with the timing of the friendly. It is sandwiched right between the Parisians' Ligue 1 clash against Stade Rennais on January 15 and their French Cup round-of-32 tie eight days later.

Galtier recently told a press conference (h/t RMC Sport):

"The commitment was made last season, the club must respect it. Is it well placed? We had to respect the commitment that was made. I comply with the commitments that have been made."

Given their fixture list, it remains to be seen how many of their key players PSG will deploy on January 19.

Source: Sportskeeda