Long-term Man Utd & Arsenal target completes shock transfer to join Koulibaly and Neves at Saudi side Al-Hilal
LONG-TERM Manchester United target Sergej Milinkovic-Savic has finally waved goodbye to Lazio – moving to the Saudi Pro League.
The Serbian became a cult-hero at Lazio due to his loyalty – having been linked with a move away virtually every summer.
Man United never managed to get a deal over the line, despite persistent links.
Milinkovic-Savic, 28, has finally left Lazio – signing for Al-Hilal in a £34million deal.
The midfielder joins the likes of Ruben Neves and Kalidou Koulibaly in heading to the four-time Asian Champions League winners.
Neves moved to Al-Hilal in a £47m move from Wolves earlier this summer.
While Chelsea flop Koulibaly left the Blues for Al-Hilal in a £17m deal.
Milinkovic-Savic grabbed more league goals and assists last season than United star Bruno Fernandes.
Since his move to Italy in 2015, he had been consistently linked with Europe’s biggest clubs – including Real Madrid, Man United and PSG.
He scored 57 goals and laid on 49 assists in 267 Serie A matches in total.
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Milinkovic-Savic has finally left the Italian capital in a move that is set to see him pocket around £325k a week.
He becomes the latest big name star to sign for a Saudi side – following the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and N’Golo Kante.
The former Serie A star will play under ex-Benfica boss Jorge Jesus, after the Portuguese boss agreed to take over at Al-Hilal.