The links between Bayern Munich and Theo Hernandez, the brother of former Bayern record signing Luca Hernandez (what a footballing family, eh?), simply will not go away. With current starting left back Alphonso Davies consistently linked with a transfer to Real Madrid, subsequent links from one of the most high profile left backs in the world to Bayern make a certain amount of sense. But reliable sources have never reported that a move of Theo Hernandez were anything more than “it could happen”.
But now, all of a sudden, Florian Plettenberg reports, via @iMiaSanMia_GER, that the Bavarian giants were extremely serious about Hernandez:
Theo Hernández would be a candidate for Bayern if Alphonso Davies were to leave the club. Last summer, Bayern were ‘incredibly far’ with Hernández. Max Eberl was in ‘really active and advanced talks’.
Talk about a story out of nowhere. If this story really is true, one has to wonder three things: Why the move eventually collapsed, how nobody realized that a move was this close to happening until nearly three months after the 2024 summer transfer window closed, and how close Davies may have been to joining Perez’s boys over in Madrid in 2024.
Still, if Bayern were to become as serious about signing Hernandez in 2025 as this reports suggests they were last summer, then a move may actually happen. With a contract with AC Milan expiring in 2026 and a difficult relationship with current Milan head coach Paulo Fonseca, a move may well be on the cards for the French captain of the Italian side. And if he does leave, why not to the Bavarian giants themselves?
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