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MN: Saudi Arabia ‘not in his plans’ as Hernandez makes stance clear to Milan

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Theo Hernandez appears destined to leave AC Milan this summer, with just one year left on his contract, but he won’t accept a move to Saudi Arabia. 

With the Club World Cup set to kick off in one week, Hernandez has been heavily linked with a move to Al-Hilal, with the new head coach Simone Inzaghi reportedly keen on the player. However, while it would give Milan a significant amount of money (around €30m), it likely won’t materialise.


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According to MilanNews, which has received comments directly from the left-back’s agent Manuel Garcia Quilon, Hernandez has no intention of moving to Saudi Arabia. He wants to continue his adventure in a top European club and is thus willing to wait.

Atletico Madrid initiated contacts with Milan a few days ago, as per the report, but the Spanish side haven’t gone any further than that. The feeling is that once the proper transfer window kicks off, and not just the one for Club World Cup participants, the situation will heat up.

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It goes without saying that Milan will struggle to get as much as Al-Hilal offered for the player, 1) because the Saudi side are in a rush and 2) because they have infinite resources. As such, Igli Tare will face an uphill battle getting a decent amount.

A similar situation can be seen with the Maignan-Chelsea negotiations, as Milan reportedly have rejected the initial €15m offer and are now asking for €24m. The goalkeeper will turn 30 next year and has just one year left on his contract, so it remains to be seen if the Blues are willing to come up.

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17 Comments

  1. Then shouldnt have shown that you got an attitude problem and play like garbage for half the season

    No one’s interested now

    1. And Maignan? Nobody interested, one club and for a ridiculous fee? Where is the PSG, Real, even Man Utd didn’t make an 15M offer for him? Seems like the management is s**t? No, you blame players for everything.

    1. So he should accept to ruin his career in the Saudis ?
      It’s not unethical for a player to refuse to go to some clubs, and we can’t just sanction him because of that but your idea is to renew him (which won’t happen for less than 6M€) and thus spend money on a player that we will bench ? Great idea.

  2. It’s clear for me…this scum want to leave next year for free and take a instalment big fee and rich contract elsewhere. If he doesn’t want to leave now, I personally I keep him out of the field for a whole season even training with the team I would not allow . I destroy his career because a player who doesn’t play a single minute for an entire season and not training
    organized with a team is a finished player.

    1. Yes, where? 😀 What a load of nonsense, players were injured for over a year and came back into top teams. He wouldn’t even be injured. It is ok to be emotional but you don’t have to write stupidity. No, he wouldn’t be finished and he could probably sue Milan and get more money since that would be considered a breach of contract by Milan, anywhere in Europe.

      1. Sue for what ? I’m not obligated to play him. I have other players. I pay his salary till the end so I’m not breaking any contract. I wanna make a statemant with this procedure to other players so that they don’t think of trying to trick me in the future. You sign the contract extension now or you leave now or you don’t play a minute until the end of the contract. no other Donnarruma, Calhanoglu, Kessie cases…

  3. Pay a player half his wage potential for his prime years, make a profit, never bring in a back up to rest him sometimes, let his best teammates go, fire the person he idolizes who convinced him to come as well as stay at your team for peanuts and what you have is someone who will put in the same effort you did to get the best out of him.

    Make half yass investments in the team, in him and run it like a business when they gave their heart and soul to your colours. He will match yours and so what’s best for interests, as well as business only. You are seeing why Gigi, Hakan and Kessie left for nothing before them. They were clowned and they decided to let the joke be on the people who tried to get the last laugh with them. Tonali made financial sacrifices too, he was sold. After that, you lost all the respect of your players. Rafa said hush, I won’t say anything after Maldini left, you can see what the message is.

    1. “Gigi, Hakan and Kessie left for nothing before them. They were clowned and they decided to let the joke be on the people who tried to get the last laugh with them.” You mean Maldini Massara and Elliot?

      1. The blind critics from these guys is so annoying. Kessie, Donaruma and calhanoglu who left the club for free is now the fault of Tare, moncada and Furlani

    2. “You are seeing why Gigi, Hakan and Kessie left for nothing before them. They were clowned and they decided to let the joke be on the people who tried to get the last laugh with them”.

      The only one that people at this forum should laugh at is you.

    1. Have you know Dida until what age he play, not mention Rossi, Abbiati, or even the 2nd goal keepers
      Not yet mentioned Costacurta, Maldini, Baresi

  4. 😥 for my Milan we are about to enter another cycle of uncertainty after coming out of a decade of hardship we saw a Milan team who fought and played for their coach and each other resulting in returning to the top only to be in this position again THERE’S ONLY ONE MILAN

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