Real Madrid will be on the hunt for a new left-back in the summer. The intention is for Ferland Mendy to be sold, with Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies signed as a replacement. The 23-year-old could be available on a cut-price deal, as his contract is set to expire at the end of next season.
However, it won’t be easy for Los Blancos to tie up Davies. Bayern are strongly pushing for a renewal, while Liverpool and Manchester City are also keen on signing the Canadian international this summer.
If Real Madrid are to consider other options, one could be the return to Theo Hernandez, who left the club in 2019 to join AC Milan, where he still plays. The 26-year-old is considered to be one of the best left-backs in the world, if not the best outright. He was asked by Diario AS in regards to a possible move to Los Blancos.
“At Real Madrid I have great friends and fantastic memories of both the club and its fans, but now I’m a Milan player, I feel very good here and I don’t think about other things. I’m totally focused on what I have to do every day with this shirt.
“We never know what life is going to bring, but I live in the present for emotions and professionalism. No one knows the future. There are still a lot of games to play this season with Milan and I’m really just thinking about what I have to do on the pitch.”
Understandably, a diplomatic response from Hernandez. There’s no doubt that he would be a great signing for Real Madrid, but at 26, he may be too old for the club’s transfer policy, especially since Milan would charge a lot for his signature.
