Casting for the post-Theo: Aït-Nouri in the crosshairs, Milan has two wild cards to play for him

Milan's Primavera has had one constant for years: they talk about everything, never about the left back. Theo Hernandez occupied the spot in 2019 and Milan has never looked for a potential replacement, if anything an alternative destined for a cruel fate: to be the reserve for a strong player who doesn't want to rest. Sometimes, however, in life you change. The forecasts for the summer of 2025 say that Theo will probably leave and Milan in these weeks of decisions are thinking about the replacement. There would be a candidate in the squad - Alex Jimenez, obviously - but he is not a pure left back: Jimenez plays better on the right and can also play as a winger. Rayan Aït-Nouri, together with Maxim De Cuyper of Bruges, is a name to consider. He is popular, he costs, but he is not unattainable.