Fabrizio Romano has claimed that Mike Maignan and Theo Hernandez are expected to remain at AC Milan this summer, while the club deserve to be shown ‘more respect’.
Speaking to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Romano confirmed that neither player is looking to leave Milan this summer despite the links with the likes of Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain.
Not only that, but Milan’s financial position means that they are in no need to sell their biggest players to bring in funds that can be reinvested, something that is not the case for a lot of the other Italian clubs.
“AC Milan CEO Giorgio Furlani has indicated that Theo Hernandez and Mike Maignan are not for sale this summer, but both have been linked with Bayern Munich, so what’s the truth?” Romano said.
“Despite rumours, my understanding is that Bayern are not working on the Maignan deal, and Bayern are not working on the Hernandez deal – it’s as simple as that.
“I think Milan deserve more respect as their players have been constantly linked with clubs without any bid or even any formal approach, but the reality is that Milan don’t need to sell in order to buy, they said that clearly also in public several times.
“Maignan and Hernandez are expected to stay at Milan, they’ve been very clear for months and this hasn’t changed – only crazy proposals can change the story and no one has even reached out to Milan this summer despite many links on the press. Milan are very relaxed, these are are key players for them, and the situation is under control.”
Both players are currently enjoying a vacation after the European Championship, which they each started every game of for France who were knocked out in the semi-finals by Spain, who would go on to win the competition.
Recent reports have suggested that Milan are confident that Maignan will accept the latest renewal offer put forward, while Theo will also be presented with a sizeable proposal too.