Al Ittihad Become Latest Saudi Club to Table Mammoth Offer for Lionel Messi

• Al-Ittihad has become the latest club to join the chase for PSG superstar Lionel Messi
• The Saudi Arabian club is willing to to offer Lionel Messi a blockbuster $300million deal to move to the Middle East
• Al-Ittihad are considered the main rival of Al Nassr, the club that signed Ronaldo last month

2022 World Cup winner Lionel Messi reportedly has another suitor from Saudi Arabia.

Reports emanating from the Middle East indicate that Al-Ittihad have joined Al-Hilal in the race for Paris Saint-Germain forward.

Earlier this week Barca Universal claimed that Al-Hilal were willing to fork out £245million for the Argentine genius.

But per GOAL, Al-Ittihad are now also believed to have shown interest in the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner - with the league looking to increase its star power following Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Al-Nassr.

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According to reports in Marca, both clubs are willing to pay Messi a huge '£306m' per season, eclipsing the £175m his old rival Ronaldo earns.

Messi and Ronaldo are known to be lifelong rivals, battling for every top trophy or award in Europe before the ex-Manchester United man joined Al Nassr in December 2022.

The proposed deal by Al-Itihad will make Messi the highest-paid athlete in the history of football, topping the $215million currently being paid to Ronaldo by Al Nassr.

Paris Saint-Germain is however confident of Messi penning a contract extension, as they have come up with several added bonuses in the new deal that may extend up to 2025.

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The 35-year-old world champion found the back of the net as PSG returned to winning ways, posting a 2-0 victory over Angers on Wednesday evening.

Messi was afforded an extended break after playing a starring role in Argentina's World Cup triumph in December, returning to training in the first week of the New Year.