The promoter responsible for the 2025 Lunar New Year Cup has promised that “top European teams” will play at Kai Tak Stadium next year.

Paul Kam, the chairman of organisers ProEvents, has gone down the legends route for the second straight New Year Cup.

Kaka, Didier Drogba, David Silva and Rivaldo are among the World Legends team that will tackle a Hong Kong Legends side at Hong Kong Stadium on February 1.

Asked how much it had cost him to attract the retired stars, Kam said he would “rather not put a price on it”.

The match will follow hot on the heels of a meeting between two teams of former Real Madrid and Barcelona players at the same venue in December. Last year’s Lunar New Year Cup was staged weeks after a masters exhibition game in Hong Kong.

Kam said it would be a “no brainer” to take the Lunar New Year match to Kai Tak from 2026. Before then, however, he said the “top-of-the-world facility”, which is poised to open in early 2025, would give him a stronger hand when trying to attract major clubs.