AC Milan defender Theo Hernandez is set to join Al-Hilal, which will see him take a massive pay-hike after agreeing on €20 million salary.
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Al-Hilal close to signing HernandezSaudi side made €20m salary offerMilan set to earn €30mFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Milan are set to earn €30 million (£25m/$35m) from the sale of the defender, who is in Paris for his medical, according to The Frenchman initially hoped to stay in Europe, but has given the green light to a Saudi Arabia switch.
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Despite having their initial offer turned down by the full-back, the Saudi club persisted with Hernandez and have finally convinced him to make the switch after agreeing on a €20 million (£17m/$23m) per year salary.
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Hernandez had agreed terms with Spanish club Atletico Madrid but they failed to agree a transfer fee with Milan.
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Al-Hilal will hope to complete Hernandez's transfer as quickly as possible in hopes to register him for the rest of the Club World Cup, with a new registration window opening up from June 27 to July 3. For Hernandez, he will join up with familiar faces in the form of ex-Inter manager Simone Inzaghi and former team-mate Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.