It seemed like a deal destined to fall through quickly, given that the player kept rejecting the destination while waiting for a call from some top European club. But in recent hours, Theo Hernandez has opened up to a possible move to Saudi Arabia and, more than ever, is now close to Al Hilal. This was reported this morning by Corriere della Sera, which explains that yesterday the optimism of the Saudi club grew significantly because the Frenchman, after repeatedly saying no, this time sat down to listen to the offer.
A higher offer...
After a few days of vacation in Sardinia, during which he kept in shape with some running—as shown in a video he posted on social media—Milan's full-back returned to the city, where yesterday he met with Al Hilal intermediaries, who formalized their improved contract proposal. Now it remains to be seen whether he will accept or not: this is the final piece missing, as the two clubs had already reached an agreement some time ago for around 30 million euros.
Theo thinks about it
After several rejections, the French left-back has now listened to the Arab club’s offer and will discuss it with his family, as it is obviously a decision to be made together. His preference was to stay and play in Europe, but no club seems willing to offer Milan the same amount of money as Simone Inzaghi’s Al Hilal. So now he is reflecting carefully. The Rossoneri club, for its part, has been pushing for weeks for Theo to accept the offer, even threatening to sideline him if he stays. Is a white smoke imminent?
