AC Milan and Juventus have had some great battles over the years, and they will face again in the mercato this summer it seems.
With Theo Hernandez’s performances dwindling this season, there has been a lot of talk about who would take that role next. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has already stated that Alex Jimenez is the deputy to the Frenchman, but it seems the club want more.
That is why there have been links to a number of high-quality young left-backs, and the shining light of them seems to be Maxim De Cuyper – the Club Brugge defender who the club have already scouted.
Previously described as the ‘alternate’ to the Frenchman, the Belgian could arrive this summer, especially with Theo’s Milan journey all but done. However, it will not be an easy task to land the young defender.
Tuttosport (via Milan News) reports that there is attraction from ‘some of the best teams in Europe’ for the Belgian, but two teams currently stand out – Juventus and Milan.
The Old Lady currently have the Brugge defender on their list, and their interest is ‘strong’. As a result, there are predictions in place that the two giants will have a ‘head-to-head’ in the summer for the defender, who is ‘ready’ for the next step.
It all depends on what happens with RedBird this summer. They don’t have money to build the stadium still, clearly. Without it, they depend on CL for money and are pretty much dead in the water. If Leao/Theo stay – they are selling the club. If they sell Theo then unfortunately they will stick around longer.
I think this is the theme for the summer.
Not sure it’s a question of money versus never ending Italian bureaucracy and them being pressured to buy / redo San Siro with Inter by the city.
There is a reason none of these teams ever build new stadiums in Italy. It’s freaking impossible.
Theo isn’t even leaving this summer. De Kuypers will be a good backup.
It’s not just replacement and need a natural left back backup too.
If Milan don’t buy 2players then the player replacing Theo would be tired quickly with many competitions at same time unless we don’t reach top6