Al-Hilal try again for Milan’s Theo Hernandez despite initial rejection

Originally posted on Football Italia | By Peter Young | Last updated Jun 18, 2025 2:28 PM ET

Reports in Italy claim that Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal have not given up on their pursuit of Milan left-back Theo Hernandez, who has already turned down a lucrative offer to move to the Middle East.

Al-Hilal, now under the guidance of former Inter head coach Simone Inzaghi, saw a €35m offer for Theo Hernandez fall through after the player decided against moving to the Saudi Pro League, despite a reported contract offer of around €18m per season.

Since then, Theo has been in talks with Atletico Madrid, and while personal terms were not an issue in this instance, there was no agreement on a fee between Atleti and Milan.

There have since been suggestions of a possible swap deal between Milan and Juventus for Theo and Dusan Vlahovic, both of whom are valued in the region of €30m with a year remaining on both of their current contracts.

Al-Hilal return to negotiating table for Milan’s Theo Hernandez

However, reports from Sky Sport Italia claim that Al-Hilal will attempt to return to the negotiating table with the Rossoneri.

Wednesday’s report claims that representatives from Al-Hilal have travelled to Italy to meet with the relevant parties in Milan to try and push forwards with a deal.

Al-Hilal had already met Milan’s demands for Theo with their previous €35m offer, but the bigger issue is convincing Theo to accept the move, which Sky indicates will not be particularly straightforward.

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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