Al-Hilal are confident that they will get the deal for Theo Hernandez over the line, according to the latest from Matteo Moretto.
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It was a few weeks ago that the news first emerged about a mega offer from Al-Hilal to Theo, in a bid to convince him to try a new adventure in the Saudi Pro League. While an agreement was reached quickly with Milan over a €35m fee, the player rejected the idea of going there.
Atletico Madrid then came onto the scene and they seemed keen on bringing the Frenchman back to LaLiga. However, everything went cold on that front as the Rossoneri did not accept their offer of less than €20m.
Theo to Al-Hilal accelerates
Last night, Gianluca Di Marzio reported that for the first time Theo has shown an opening to the idea of moving to Saudi Arabia and joining up with Simone Inzaghi, who just became the Al-Hilal boss after leaving Inter.
Now, Matteo Moretto had provided an update too, stating: “Al-Hilal wants to have the definitive yes from Theo Hernández as soon as possible and is also pushing in these hours to reach the conclusion of the negotiation.
“Al-Hilal are currently very confident of closing for Theo Hernández. The contacts made this evening were further positive and now the Arab club is counting on getting the signatures soon to avoid surprises.”
It seems as though the final hurdle to overcome therefore is an agreement on personal terms, but there is a door open now that was previously locked shut.