$680 IS WHAT ORGANIZERS CHARGE TO SEE MESSI IN CHINA.

According to organizers, tickets for Chinese football fans to watch Argentina’s Lionel Messi lead them against Australia in a Beijing friendly will cost up to $680.

Argentina and Australia will play each other again on June 15 at the 68,000-seat Workers’ Stadium in a rematch of their World Cup of Qatar round of 16 encounter.

Argentina won 2-1 thanks to a goal from Messi, who is expected to leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer. Argentina went on to win the World Cup.

Organizers announced that tickets will be made available in two batches on June 5 and 8, with prices ranging from 580 yuan ($82) to 4,800 yuan.

Fans who were not happy with the prices for the exhibition game promptly complained online.

On the similar to Twitter platform Weibo, a user left a remark on the organizers’ official account saying, “I’m reporting you for robbery.”

Will Messi carry us on his back while he plays for 4,800? another wrote.

Messi’s trip to China will mark his first since 2017.

In order to enter the stadium, viewers must furnish identifying information and present ID cards or passports, since strict measures are being taken to avoid scalping.

However, businesses on China’s Taobao online marketplace started selling ticket booking services almost once. One vendor charged 18,000 yuan for what they claimed to be access to VIP seats.

After Beijing abruptly abandoned tight viral restrictions late last year, international sport has just recently started to return to China.