Saudi Arabian outfit Al Hilal has announced the signing of Serbia midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio on a three-year deal.
Milinkovic-Savic is the third major signing for Al Hilal in the last month, following Ruben Neves and Kalidou Koulibaly from Wolves and Chelsea respectively. Al Hilal are the four-time Asian champions.
Al Hilal announced on Twitter that the 28-year-old will join his new team at their preseason training camp in Austria after passing medical tests.
Deals Done ✅#Savić_Hilali ✍🏻💙 pic.twitter.com/jH68iRpUZj
— AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN) July 12, 2023
Milinkovic-Savic, who was born in Spain, began his career with Vojvodina before spending a season with the Belgian club Genk. He scored 69 goals in 341 appearances for the Rome-based club after joining Lazio in 2015.
Born to be a “HERO” 💙
Raised as a “CHAMPION” 🥇🦅 pic.twitter.com/XC3oZwgEBe— AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN) July 12, 2023
Claudio Lotito, the owner of Lazio, revealed on Monday that the player had requested “a change of scenery” after eight years in Italy.
Milinkovic-Savic won the 2019 Italian Cup and represented Serbia at the previous two World Cups.
