In an interview with online outlet 'Tag24', Lotito said that Milinkovic-Savic begged him for "a change of scenery" after eight years in Rome which would reportedly involve him earning 60 million euros ($66 million) over three seasons.
Italian media report that Al-Hilal have agreed to pay 40 million euros for the Serbia midfielder, 28, whose contract with Lazio expires next summer. Lotito said Lazio had received an offer which was "a little bit less than 50 million euros".
"When someone leaves to go to Saudi Arabia their motivation is money, but you need to ask him why he wants to leave," said Lotito. "I tried my best to keep him here but when he asks to go for his own personal reasons what can I do? At the end of the day it's the player who decides what to do with his life."