A celebrity hairdresser dubbed “Cristiano Ronaldo’s crimper” has been stabbed to death in a Swiss hotel room.
Ricardo Marques Ferreira was found dead in bed by a cleaner at a hotel in Zurich on Friday.
Cops have confirmed a 39-year-old man has been arrested.
The detainee is understood to be a Brazilian national.
Portugal’s leading tabloid Correio da Manha today linked him to the former Real Madrid and Man United star, describing him as “Cristiano Ronaldo’s hairdresser.”
The hairstylist and make-up artist, from the island of Madeira like Cristiano, posted a photo on social media of him putting the final touches to the footballer’s look for a September 2015 photoshoot.
The dead man, whose body was discovered around 2 pm on Friday, was found in bed with multiple stab wounds.
The murder weapon was not found at the scene.
There has been no official comment on the possible motive for the crime.
Local reports said several guests had phoned reception hours before the grim discovery to complain about the noise coming from the victim’s room.
The scene the cleaner came across has been described as “horrific”, with reports the room he was in smelled strongly of alcohol.
The dead man, nicknamed Caju, had been living in Zurich for the past two years and had been staying at the hotel where he was killed for around a week.
Portuguese press reports say he also worked with models and Portuguese actresses as well as Cristiano, who currently plays for Juventus.