Al-Hilal have confirmed the signing of Moroccan goalkeeper Bono from LaLiga side Sevilla on a three-year deal.
As previously reported by Mail Sport, the Saudi Pro League side were closing in on a deal to sign the 32-year-old shotstopper for £17.9m.
On Thursday evening, they confirmed the acquisition of Bono in a tweet, with the Moroccan playing his last match for Sevilla on Wednesday in the UEFA Super Cup defeat to Manchester City.
He made a number of saves in the game, but failed to save any of City’s five penalties in the shootout. Sevilla defender Nemanja Gudelj hit the bar with his side’s fifth kick to gift the game to the Premier League side.
Yassine Bounou – more commonly known as Bono – kept fans on the edge of their seats with his impressive goalkeeping as Morocco reached the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup, becoming the first African side to do so.
Al-Hilal have confirmed the signing of Moroccan goalkeeper Bono from LaLiga side Sevilla
He played his last match for Sevilla in Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup defeat to Manchester City
He kept four clean sheets in the tournament, the most of any goalkeeper, and will be hoping to do the same in club football in Saudi Arabia, which shares a land border with Qatar.
Bono has played for the likes of Atletico Madrid and Girona throughout his career. He had a brief loan spell at Sevilla before joining permanently in 2020 and played 142 games for the club, scoring once.
A proposal to take Bono to Real Madrid to replace the injured Thibaut Courtois fell through because the club objected to the goalkeeper’s plan to represent Morocco at the African Cup of Nations, which is being held in January and February 2024.
Instead, Real Madrid signed Kepa Arrizagalaga on a loan move from Chelsea.
Neymar joined Al-Hilal from PSG on Monday, as more players continue to swap European football for the growing Saudi Pro League.
Bono’s move to Real Madrid fell through due to his African Cup of Nations commitments
Neymar (L) joined Al-Hilal from PSG on Monday, as more players swap Europe for Saudi Arabia
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