The hairdresser of international footballer and Juventus FC forward, Cristiano Ronaldo’s crimper” Ricardo Marques Ferreira has been stabbed to death in a Swiss hotel room.
He 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 on Sunday linked him to the former Real Madrid and Man United star, describing him as “Cristiano Ronaldo’s hairdresser.”
The hair stylist 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 2pm on Friday, was found in bed with multiple stab wounds.
The murder weapon was not found at the scene.