It seems increasingly likely that Theo Hernandez will leave AC Milan this summer. So, the objective is to get the biggest fee possible for him.
Milan will sell players to try and recover their losses this season, with the Rossoneri already €25 million in the red. So a sale like Theo could be used to balance this season’s books, at the very least.
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With this, it would also remove an important wage from the club’s bills, something which could not be seen as a bad thing. Especially with the Frenchman struggling to match his previous best.
A sale, then, looks like the best thing for all parties, currently. Interest from Europe has been high as expected. However, the alarms are ringing from Saudi Arabia, who have offered a contract worth €18m per season, according to Calciomercato.com journalist, Daniele Longo.
Considering he initially sought around €8 million from the Diavolo for his renewal, this figure blows that out of the park. However, there are certainly doubts about whether he wants to move to Saudi Arabia, with reports suggesting the last siren from Arabia had been rejected by the player.
We shall see, however, it is imagined that the club would prefer a move to the Saudi Pro League, purely for financial reasons.
Honestly, Theo won’t get a better offer anywhere else. Doubt his wife moves to Saudia with their kids though. Loneliest 18mil ever.
18 mln a year is big money, and IMO it is worth the sacrifice of changing lifesyle for 3 or 4 years. Time passes quickly, then one can return to Europe to live off the mountains of $$$$.
The dozens of players who already fled Saudi disagrees with you
Middle Eastern lifestyle is horrible
Will he choose money or his family? He will have to make a decision. He will never get more than 5M anywhere in Europe at this age and form.
If he bets on himself and has a good bounce back season next year he’ll get more than that in Europe
18 mln in Saudi is net, as there is no income tax. Totally impossible for him to get that money in Europe.