Marca: Why Real Madrid rejected chance to re-sign star from AC Milan

Theo Hernandez was offered to Real Madrid in the summer by his entourage as they tried to engineer an AC Milan exit, a report has claimed.

It became clear early in the summer with the appointment of Massimiliano Allegri that Theo was going to be shown the door, after a bad 2024-25 season in which he made the headlines more for controversial reasons than for good performances.

After links with Atletico Madrid, the left-back departed the Rossoneri to continue his career at Al-Hilal in the end, a team who are coached by Simone Inzaghi, formerly of Inter.

Real return offered

According to Marca, Real Madrid went in search of a new left-back in the summer window and they would eventually sign Álvaro Carreras from Benfica, who is impressing for Los Blancos so far.

However, the 22-year-old was not the only option for the management. Real were also offered up the chance to sign both Theo Hernández and Bayer Leverkusen’s Alejandro Grimaldo.

Image: Al-Hilal

The prospect clearly did not fill them with much enthusiasm, as the directors made clear to the agents of both players that they were prioritising a deal for Carreras, who was considered the only target.

As mentioned, Theo’s over half-decade spell in the red and black was brought to a close by his move to Saudi. Having arrived at Milan from Real Madrid in the 2019 summer transfer window, he amassed 262 appearances, 34 goals and 45 assists.