The French full-back will leave the Rossoneri in the summer and the club’s new sporting director already has two names in mind to replace him
There are few hopes of seeing Theo Hernandez still in an AC Milan shirt next season. Replacing a full-back with his characteristics will not be easy, but the last few seasons have shown a version of the Frenchman far from his prime. Especially the year just ended, he experienced very few moments of glory, which left room for subdued performances.
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Theo is no longer the one of the magical year of the Scudetto, of his first moments in the Rossoneri. Today he seems listless, fulfilled, unhappy with the direction the team has taken and, in turn, a negative protagonist of the club’s collapse this year. It seems time, then, to let him leave, waiting for the right offer that can convince him.
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With Theo’s increasingly likely farewell, therefore, sporting director Igli Tare has set the search for a left-back as one of the priorities. He will not be the only shot to be completed, also taking into account the Leao situation, but the Frenchman remains a mainstay and a major negotiation will have to be completed in order not to weaken the squad too much.
According to reports in Corriere dello Sport, the Rossoneri management has reportedly set its eyes on two names. The first is that of Maxim De Cuyper, who has been observed for some time. The Brugge player has scored 4 goals and 7 assists this year and is a class of 2000. Milan likes him, which could push with a 20 million offer to buy him. The Belgian has already been closely monitored in the past few months and remains a target of the Rossoneri club.
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The second profile, which would join the 24-year-old, is that of Junior Firpo, a 28-year-old Spaniard formerly of Barcelona. The full-back gained promotion to the Premier League with Leeds but is due to expire on June 30. He can become a good zero-parameter market opportunity as a potential alternative. A respectable benchwarmer with international experience as well.
These will be just two of the names that Milan will keep an eye on in case of Theo Hernandez’s farewell. The alternative hypothesis will be for the French player to stay, but he could be approaching the contract expiration date dangerously close. Losing him on a zero-parameter basis would be a big nonsense on the part of the club.
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