In the big book of a footballer, there are evenings that look like a turning point. Théo Hernandez will long remember this Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Standed AC Milan for the Return dam
Champions League Against Feyenoord Rotterdam, the French international precipitated the fall of his team.
There is the script, already – eloquent: while the Rossoneri had ideally started their match by finding the opening after a few seconds with their recruit Santiago Gimenez, ThĂ©o Hernandez received two avoidable yellow cards, leaving his teammates to ten . A numerical inferiority sanctioned immediately with the equalization of Feyenoord by Carranza,
Synonymous with elimination for Milan (1-1).
An attitude deemed incomprehensible
More than this cruel script is the form that has challenged. On his first warning, Théo Hernandez how a gross anti-challenge before half-time. On the second, the vice-world champion 2022 is sanctioned for a simulation in the surface. A gesture difficult to understand in view of the current context, since the use of the VAR makes it possible to systematically revision this type of behavior.
But the worst, for Théo Hernandez, is that this story is not without consequences. The Gazzetta dello Sport said this week that the French international had immediately been punished by a fine by his club, which judges his gesture
“Incomprehensible”. More than the raw amount, this act of management is symbolic as this type of approach is not very common in relation to acts of play. But AC Milan should go even further since to believe the famous Italian daily, ThĂ©o Hernandez should be pushed towards the release next summer.
Théo Hernandez in Milan, is it soon finished?
In negotiation with his board for an extension, Lucas Hernandez's brother hoped for a salary increase to obtain an income equivalent to that of the offensive star Rafael Leao, 7 million euros annually. It will not be. While his lease expires in 2026, the left side defender of the Blues should be placed on the transfer market, at 27 years old. A sad end.
It remains to be seen how the rest of his career will take shape, after a year also marked by serious accusations outside the field. Can this situation have an impact on Théo Hernandez's international future? Didier Deschamps' next list will say.
