Fabrizio Romano: Yassine Bono to Al Hilal, here we go! Documents to be checked today for Moroccan GK who’s joining the Saudi league on three-year deal
Sevilla agreed €21m package deal with Al Hilal on Tuesday. Medical booked.
Next one to close after Neymar and Bono: Aleksandar Mitrović.
Sevilla goalkeeper Bono is set to complete a move to Al-Hilal in the coming days worth £17.9million.
The 32-year-old played his final game for the Spanish side on Wednesday night against Manchester City in the Super Cup, with his side coming up short versus the Treble winners.
The Morocco international made a number of saves in the game but failed to keep out any of City's five spot kick's in the penalty shootout, with Sevilla defender Nemanja Gudelj hitting the bar with his side's fifth kick to decide the game.
Bono had been strongly linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League this summer and the move is now set to be completed in the coming days.
According to Fabrizio Romano, documents will be checked on Wednesday before Bono puts pen to paper to sign a three-year deal in the Middle East.
Bono, who has played for the likes of Atletico Madrid and Girona throughout his career, signed for Sevilla permanently in 2020 following a brief loan spell at the club.
His stocks rose during the World Cup in Qatar, where he put in a string of impressive performances to help Morocco reach the semi-finals of the tournament, the first African side to do so.
He had been linked with a move to Real Madrid this summer to replace the injured Thibaut Courtois, but decided against staying in Spain because they club didn't want him to feature in the next African Cup of Naitons.
While Madrid instead signed Kepa Arrizagalaga from Chelsea, Bono will still move this summer,
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