The Frenchman’s contract expires in 2026, he asks for 6.5 million a year and the club is stuck at 5.5. His agent Quilon in conversation with the management: “He wants to stay in Milan. The training choices? Respect for the coach, Leao also went to the bench”
After closing the renewals of Gabbia (until 2029), Maignan (2029) and Reijnders (2029 with option until 2030), Milan is also working on the extension of Theo Hernandez. Yesterday the parties got even closer and in the next few weeks there is the belief that white smoke will be reached. There had already been a meeting at the beginning of November in Madrid, before the Champions League match at the Bernabeu against Real, while this time the encore took place at Casa Milan. Quilon, agent of the French full-back, is in Milan because his client is buying a new house, but he didn’t miss the opportunity to meet the managers in via Aldo Rossi and take stock of the negotiation. There is still some distance between the fixed part of demand (6.5) and supply (5.5), but the desire to move forward together suggests that an agreement will be found.
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The company is doing everything possible to support Theo in this difficult moment. Naturally, the technical choices are the responsibility of the coach and no manager allows himself to interfere with these. For the rest, however, the former Real Madrid player is supported like one of the family. In short, he is not only a key element of the project and the vice captain of the team. Hernandez, for his part, knows that Milan is the club that gave a turning point to his career and, even if he ended up on the bench against Genoa because in the previous Champions League match against Red Star he had disappointed in terms of attitude, he wants continue to write Rossoneri history. Maybe winning the second star’s championship. Plus there is the charm of Milan, the city where his family feels great. All “details” that push towards its permanence.
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Everyone, therefore, is on Theo’s side. Last week it was Maignan who expressed solidarity with him via Instagram for the criticism his friend had received in the Red Star post. Yesterday, however, again through social media, it was Leao who encouraged him, making it clear that the Frenchman will soon be back as a protagonist on the pitch, after 90 minutes as a spectator with the Grifone. Will Hernandez start on Friday in Verona against Hellas? It’s not a given because when Fonseca put Leao on the bench, the Portuguese wasn’t out for a single match. Considering that Jimenez, used on the left-handed out on Sunday, was the best of the Rossoneri, he could also be confirmed at Bentegodi. And therefore have the vice captain sit next to the Portuguese coach again. Quilon raised no objections in this regard: “Whether he plays or not – said the agent – is not a decision that is up to him. Maximum respect for the coach’s choices. Leao also went to the bench this year… “. Rafa accepted without smiling and the Frenchman is doing the same and will have to give important signals in training these days to change Fonseca’s mind about his attitude and his form. Which he himself admitted was not ideal in the face-to-face meeting with the coach at Milanello last week. Certainly, however, Quilon, after having tried to deny the evidence (“We haven’t spoken about the contract. We will do so at the appropriate time”), did not question his client’s desire to remain at Milan: “Reality does not has changed and he has always demonstrated the truth with facts: Theo intends to stay in Milan.”
expires 2026
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The new steps forward for Theo’s renewal allow Milan, who started the season with three key elements such as Maignan, Gabbia and Hernandez himself whose contract expires in 2026, to be confident. Everything is fine with the first two, even if the official announcement for the goalkeeper (and for Reijnders) is not expected these days. By Christmas, just to be clear. The question mark was the full-back who had expressed doubts about his future before the European Championship and who then returned from holidays in clear difficulty. Practically the devastating winger that Pioli exalted during their shared experience with the Rossoneri was only seen against Lecce and Venezia, two matches in which he scored. For the rest, many defensive errors that the team paid dearly for and which cost them their starting place. Fonseca’s choice, however, is not definitive. Indeed… The former Lille player told him that he expects him at the top because when he signed for Milan, he considered him (and still considers him) one of the strengths of the team. In short, everyone in the Rossoneri world is waiting for Theo: the managers for a signature on the renewal which could give him more peace of mind on a psychological level, Fonseca and the fans on the pitch. But also the same player who wants to move on.
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