Moretto: Gent star ‘one of the names’ Milan are evaluating as Theo’s replacement

By: Oliver Fisher

AC Milan must find a replacement for Theo Hernandez in the left back role, and a new name is on their radar: Archie Brown of Gent.

Theo will head to Al-Hilal to join Simone Inzaghi this summer, with further confirmation that the deal is done coming yesterday following the Saudi side’s elimination from the Club World Cup at the hands of Fluminense.

At the end of June, Theo made his decision known to the management of Milan regarding his openness to joining them, and the final details of the deal have been discussed. What it means, however, is that the management must now think about replacing him with a new starter.

Milan want a young left-back

During the daily video update on Fabrizio Romano’s YouTube channel, Matteo Moretto took stock of Milan ‘s incoming and outgoing business and he revealed a new name for the left-back position.

“A new name, an exclusive that we want to tell you about here on YouTube, which both Fabrizio and I have worked on. It’s a name that Milan is considering as a possible replacement for Theo Hernandez,” he said (via MilanNews).

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“The profile that Milan is looking for for that type of position, and for that type of role, is certainly a young name, a name that can potentially become a top player, and today we can reveal a name that is on a short list of names, so there are at least 3.

“There is one who would be the favourite, which we will try to tell you about in the next few days, and then there is another who has a chance of actually becoming the replacement for Theo Hernandez, and that is Archie Brown.

“English left-back, U20, born in 2002 at Gent, with a contract expiring in June 2027, so in any case he is a player who has shown himself both at club and national team for his qualities. I can assure you that by asking the various insiders they also speak highly of him. He is a player with great future prospects.

“We will understand if Milan will want to sink their hopes on him, but I can assure you that he is one of the names that Milan is evaluating as a possible replacement for Theo Hernandez.”

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