Al Hilal ready €220 million package for Manchester City's Bernardo Silva, close in on Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
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The Saudi club are ready to offer a €70 million transfer fee for Silva
Al Hilal have informed Manchester City that they are ready to pay €70 million for the services of Bernardo Silva, according to CBS Sports sources, as Saudi clubs continue their pursuit of some of Europe's brightest talents. The Riyadh giants want to pair the Portuguese playmaker with his compatriot Ruben Neves, for whom they paid a remarkable €55 million last month, and Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, who is closing in on a move to Saudi Arabia.
Serbia international Milinkovic-Savic has been offered a net salary worth €15 million a year and a contract that will run until 2026 with the option for a further 12 months. Al Hilal are prepared to pay €40 million to Lazio for arguably their most important player and CBS Sports understands that an agreement is close to being concluded between all three parties. Even in a summer of significant spending from Saudi Arabia, securing Milinkovic-Savic would be a major coup for the Pro League, who would have convinced a 28-year-old in the peak of his powers to depart a club that he had just led to Champions League qualification.
Meanwhile Al Hilal are prepared to offer wages of €50 million a year to Silva, a salary package that vastly eclipses even what Manchester City are paying him. Sources close to the player have insisted that the 28-year-old is yet to decide from the four options currently available: moving to Al Hilal, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona or extending a contract at the Etihad Stadium that expires in 2025.
