After the devastating earthquake occurred in his country, the Turkish player, Merih Demiral, announced that the shirt of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo will be sold from the collection signed for him in an auction, and the profits will go to relief for those affected by the earthquake in Turkey, which claimed the lives of thousands of dead and injured.
And he wrote through his official account on the social networking site "Twitter", yesterday, Tuesday: "I spoke with Cristiano and he said that he was very sad about what happened in Turkey."
Az önce @Cristiano ile konuştum.
— Merih Demiral (@Merihdemiral) February 7, 2023
Türkiye'de yaşananlara çok üzüldüğünü söyledi. Ronaldo'nun koleksiyonumdaki imzalı formasını açık artırma usulüyle satışa çıkarıyoruz.
Açık artırmadan elde edilecek gelirin tamamı deprem bölgesinde kullanılmak üzere @ahbap 'a bağışlanacaktır. pic.twitter.com/OwnU93oShJ
He also continued, "We will auction the Ronaldo shirt signed in my collection, and all proceeds from the auction will be used in the earthquake area."
Demiral assured me that he will do what he can to help those devastated by the natural disaster.
It is noteworthy that Demiral played alongside Ronaldo in the Juventus team previously and is now playing with the Atalanta team. While the Portuguese player moved to the Saudi club Al-Nasr in Riyadh, in a deal described as "historic".
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit neighboring Turkey and Syria early Monday morning, destroying thousands of buildings, including many residential buildings and hospitals, and leaving more than 8,700 dead, in Syria and Turkey on Wednesday, according to official figures, while rescue workers are still trying to find them. Survivors trapped under the rubble.