Despite his current happiness, his resentment has not yet passed. Less than six months after leaving AC Milan to join the Saudi club Al-Hilal, Theo Hernandez agreed to discuss the conditions of his departure from Italy in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport. The French defender, who felt abandoned, still holds a grudge against certain Rossoneri leaders for his last months spent in Milan.
Regularly criticized by his successive coaches for his involvement, the French international took time to accept the idea of leaving for Saudi Arabia, as we explained at the time of his transfer. His farewell message, which was aimed at the management, had also been the subject of controversy: “The direction taken by the club and some of its recent decisions do not respect the values which led me to join it”, wrote Theo Hernandez in particular.
“If you stay, we’ll kick you off the team”
In the columns of La Gazetta dello Sport this Saturday, the French international reiterated his comments. “It’s the truth. When I arrived, there was (Frederic) Massara, (Zvonimir) Boban and (Paolo) Maldini, my idol. Ibra is a great player, but after Paolo everything changed for the worse,” he lamented.
Théo Hernandez believes that AC Milan let him down and even forced him to leave: “I would have deserved better treatment. I didn’t expect it. Some teammates pushed me to stay, but when a leader calls you and says: If you stay here, we’ll kick you off the teamwhat can I do? I’m looking for something else. »
“My priority was to stay,” he assured. Now I want to win here (at Al-Hilal). But as long as some people are there, I won’t come back.” Arriving in 2019, Théo Hernandez played more than 260 matches and scored 34 goals during his six seasons under the colors of AC Milan, with whom he even became Italian champion in 2022.
