At AC Milan, partial work is underway to rebuild the squad, which has seen the departure of several key players who have been important in recent years, such as Tijjani Reijnders and Theo Hernández, despite some lapses, especially during last season.
After successfully closing the deals for Samuele Ricci and Luka Modrić, who will give a new face to the Rossoneri midfield, the club is still looking for new signings to complete the squad available to Massimiliano Allegri, as relayed via MilanPress.it.
The ex Juventus head coach, now back on the bench, is currently working with the players already on the roster, but some new additions are expected, sooner rather than later, particularly at full-back, both on the right and left, as well as in midfield.
It is precisely on this ongoing wave of potential arrivals that the media, newspapers, TV, and social networks, are riding, often too hastily using one specific word: heir. Milan is working to secure midfielder Ardon Jashari who, although he has different characteristics, is often identified as the heir to Tijjani Reijnders.
The same goes, similarly, for Pervis Estupiñán. The Brighton left-back, who is expected to join the Rossoneri for a fee between 17 and 19 million euros, is already carrying the burden of being labeled the heir to Theo Hernández. One thing must be made clear and fundamental: regardless of what Theo came to represent, it's important to recognize that every player has different characteristics.
Labeling someone as an heir so easily, in fact, risks placing excessive pressure on a single individual—especially when it’s a player taking over the same role left vacant by someone who was deeply loved by the fans, and who must also adapt to Serie A, even if, like in Estupiñán’s case, he arrives from a league as competitive as the Premier League.
To put it simply, and we’ll say it again: don’t call them heirs.
