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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.

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic heads to Saudi Arabia in a deal worth £34 millionCredit: Getty

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.

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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.

Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al-Nassr after leaving Manchester United


Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


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