A fan from Iran has arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina to hand a gift to his idol – Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, who will play against the Bosnian team on Monday within UEFA EURO 2024 qualifiers.

Mohammad Reza Noruezi told N1 that he has a hand-silk rug for Ronaldo and would be happy if he could meet the football player.

“I will be in Zenica for the match between Bosnia and Portugal. I wish someone could help me to meet Ronaldo. This would not be the first time I am watching Ronaldo live. We already met on two occasions. Last time it was in Lisbon when Bosnia played against Portugal, but also in Teheran, Iran. That was when he visited our capital,” said the Iranian.

Noruezi is the creator of an Instagram fan page devoted to Cristiano Ronaldo with around 100,000 followers.

A large number of fans was at the Sarajevo airport on Sunday to welcome the Portuguese team, who went straight to the central town of Zenica, where they will hold a press conference.