It seems that Theo Hernandez may end up staying at AC Milan this summer, despite heavy rumours of an exit.
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The handling of Theo’s situation, from top to bottom, has been woeful. From the side of the player, the club and interested clubs it has been messy completely, and now, there is a real issue about what happens next.
Exit bound
It seems difficult to actually imagine a situation where Theo remains, simply due to the look of this summer. As soon as contract negotiations collapsed, it was on the mercato for the Frenchman and interest was present.
Al Hilal tried first, but his desire to remain in Europe prevailed, despite an offer that would suit both parties financially. Then, there was Atletico Madrid; however, reports from last night suggest that a move will not happen.
No way home
According to Sky this morning, Atletico are getting ‘further away’ from an agreement, and whilst they increased their offer to €20 million, it still is not enough. In fact, the Spaniards are close to giving up on the talks.
This has also been confirmed by Spanish outlets, with Marca (via Milan News) stating that the negotiations have ‘fallen through’ in a maddening turn of events. The Colchoneros, despite looking likely to complete a move recently, have suddenly stopped talks.
It seems that this is the end of the saga, at least for now.