Gunner Samir Nasri was among the Arsenal stars flashing the cash at the club’s annual charity ball as he won tickets to see R’n’B star Rihanna.
The winger donated �16,000 for a box at the O2 to see the singer in concert.
Nasri was joined by his teammates, manager Ars�ne Wenger and a celebrities at the Emirates Stadium for a dinner and auction in aid of Centrepoint, the club’s charity of the season.
The evening brought in �250,000 for the homelessness charity – helping the Gunners to smash their �500,000 fundraising target for the year.
Mr Wenger said: “The annual ball is the culmination of a wonderful partnership with our charity of the season, which the players and myself always look forward to.”
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