Theo Hernandez seems to have one foot out the door at AC Milan, with the summer mercato expected to heat up, and a price tag has now been decided.
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Hernandez is one of the stars, along with Mike Maignan, whose contracts will expire next summer. Milan have been working on the contract situation for several months, but while talks are ready to restart for the goalkeeper, the same cannot be said for the No.19.
Milan and Hernandez are currently too far apart when it comes to the salary, with the player wanting a sizeable increase, and a summer move is thus on the cards. According to Daniele Longo of Calciomercato.com, the price tag was agreed during a meeting yesterday: €30m.
The left-back’s agent, Manuel Garcia Quilon, was present at Casa Milan yesterday to discuss the situation. The parties are still on relatively good terms, under the circumstances, and it has become clear that none of them want a free transfer next summer.
Meanwhile, reports are suggesting that the Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal have tabled a €20m offer for the Frenchman. Given the aforementioned price tag, this is not enough to close a deal and the player also wants to wait for European clubs to enter the frame.
While there are no doubts about the fact that a summer exit would be disappointing, given Theo’s importance over the year, it’s also important for Milan to bank something rather than nothing. On the flip side, the renewal situation could have been taken care of earlier…