Chinese team Hibei Fortune are willing to pay Lionel Messi 500 million euros, according to Sky Sports.

The side coached by Manuel Pellegrini want Barcelona's Argentine star and would be willing to give him up to 100m a season in wages.

They have Lavezzi, Gervinho, Mbia and Kakuta, but want to aim even higher. The money is not an issue, with Lavezzi earning 13m a season, while Gervinho gets 150,000 a game.

For now Messi remains centred on his work at Barcelona and is preparing for the clash with Espanyol on Sunday at Camp Nou, the Catalan derby.