Saudi Arabia is ready to pay Messi a lifetime salary.

A member of Al Ittihad's board of directors has drawn attention by claiming the club is ready to meet all of Lionel Messi's financial demands, even paying him a lifetime salary, if the Argentine superstar agrees to play for the Saudi Arabian team.

Al Ittihad has expressed a strong desire to sign Lionel Messi.

Anmar Al Haili, a member of Al Ittihad's board of directors, admitted that the Saudi Arabian club has never given up on the idea of ​​signing Lionel Messi. In a statement on ABC , he affirmed that if Messi agrees to sign with Al Ittihad, the club will offer a deal entirely to Messi's liking.

Specifically, Messi can choose his own salary, the contract duration, and Al-Ittihad is even willing to pay the Argentine superstar a lifetime salary.

Al Haili explained the reasoning behind this outrageous offer: "For me, money is not the important issue. The only goal is to own Messi, who is considered the greatest player in the history of football."

Al Haili's statement comes as Messi has just signed a new contract with Inter Miami until 2028, and the possibility of Leo leaving MLS in the near future is almost non-existent. However, Al Ittihad's move shows just how much Saudi Arabian clubs want Messi.

Messi remains committed to his future in MLS.

Last year, Saudi Arabian clubs also planned to sign Messi for the second time after being rejected by the superstar two years earlier.

Al Hilal or Al Ahli are willing to pay a salary equivalent to, or even higher than, the 750 million euros per year that Al Hilal offered in 2023, almost four times Cristiano Ronaldo's salary at Al Nassr (200 million euros per year).

At the time, due to family and a stable life in the US, Messi rejected an unprecedented offer in football history to choose Inter Miami. However, if Anmar Al Haili's revelation is true, the offer from Al Ittihad was still on a different level.

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