AC Milan could announce the renewal of Theo Hernandez before the end of the week with everything now in place, according to a report.

MilanNews reports that it may be the right week for the announcement of Theo Hernandez’s contract extension until 2026 because an agreement is already there and everything is ready, so all that is missing is for the club to communicate it officially.

Of course it would be a big move fundamentally because Milan would be tying down one of the most important players in the squad and in the process they are trying to show they can reverse the trend of the last few years where they have lost key players  on a free transfer.

Franck Kessie and Alessio Romagnoli could still follow that trend if an agreement is not found by June, but Theo Hernandez’s extension with Milan is just the first of other renewals that will come in the coming weeks, such as Ismael Bennacer and Rafae Leao who are also very close to finding an agreement.

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