Big European club slapped Al Hilal's ambition, fullback Teo of France's active national team was recruited

Jul 11, 2025

Big European club slapped Al Hilal's ambition, fullback Teo of France's active national team was recruited



Big European club slapped Al Hilal's ambition, fullback Teo of France's active national team was recruited
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Big European club slapped Al Hilal's ambition, fullback Teo of France's active national team was recruited
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French national fullback Theo Hernandez (27) of AC Milan will leave Europe for Saudi Arabia at the age of his mid-20s.

AC Milan (Italy) and Al Hilal (Saudi) announced the transfer of Theo on their official channel on the 11th (Korea time). According to local media, the contract period is three years until 2028, with a transfer fee of 25 million euros (about 40 billion won).

Milan thanked Teo for his six-year service with our club on its official website. I wish you all the best in the future."




Hernandez is from Atletico Madrid (Spain) Youth and moved to Real Madrid (Spain) in 2017 to support his European Champions League victory in the 2017-2018 season. Hernandez, who had been on loan to Real Sociedad (Spain) in the 2018-2019 season, transferred to Milan for a transfer fee of 20 million euros in the summer of 2019.

Big European club slapped Al Hilal's ambition, fullback Teo of France's active national team was recruited
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Hernandez, who was considered a prospect in his later years, exploded 'Porten' in Milan. At once, he took Milan's starting position and displayed his full capacity as an 'offensive fullback'. In his six seasons with Milan, he played a total of 262 games, scoring 34 goals. He led his team to the Serie A championship in the 2021-2022 season and was named Serie A Team of the Year four times.

Al Hilal, who is recruiting the best players in the European big leagues one after another, has been eager to strengthen his left-back position ahead of the new season. After weeks of hard work to recruit No. 1 target Hernandez, he succeeded in recruiting.




Hernandez is set to receive an annual salary of 20 million euros (approximately 32 billion won).

Big European club slapped Al Hilal's ambition, fullback Teo of France's active national team was recruited
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Al Hilal, led by former Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi, recruited an active national team that played 38 A matches for the French national team and formed a full-back combination that is comparable to most European big clubs.

Portuguese right-backs João Cancelo and Hernandez, who played for Manchester City, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich, will be in charge of the Asian club's side defense.




He will also work with Portuguese midfielder Ruben Neves, Serbian midfielder Sergei Milinkovic-Savic, Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly, Brazilian full-back Hedan Lodge, Brazilian striker Malkong and Moroccan goalkeeper Yasin Bunu.

Al Hilal surprised the soccer community by becoming the only Asian club to advance to the quarterfinals at the FIFA Club World Cup in 2025.

Al Hilal defeated K-League club Gwangju 7-0 in the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) in the 2024-2025 season.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.