New season, same Theo Hernandez. The full-back started against Udinese with a goal and showed his usual qualities going forward thanks to his speed and agility. The French left-of AC Milan back who is 24 years old has now reached 19 goals and 17 assists in 99 Serie A games.
Calciomercato.com have revealed an important mercato background involving Premier League side Chelsea who are coached by Thomas Tuchel. According to the article, Chelsea tried to use their excellent relationship with Paolo Maldini to buy the card of Theo Hernandez. However, the answer was always clear and the same: "Theo is not for sale."
Eventually, the British were forced to look elsewhere and signed Marc Cucurella for around 60 million euros.
Chelsea were not the only team wanting Theo Hernandez as Paris Saint-Germain have shown interest also with Manchester City.