Theo Hernández (06-10-1997) did not make his debut in an official match with the Atlético shirt. He entered the Madrid club’s Academy in 2008, at the age of 11, and did all the usual process from the juvenile to Atlético B (2015-16 season). In the following season he made the preseason under Simeone and played against Numancia and Melbourne City in preseason games. He was signed by Real Madrid, who paid 30 million for the services of the Atlético youth squad.
But he did not make a career in the Madrid team and after also playing for Alavés and Real Sociedad, He signed in 2019 for Milan, where he has found the accommodation that he lacked in other places. It is his third season as a Milan player and he has already become a very important player at the European level. International for France.
Tonight he will be a key player against Atlético, club in which he was formed but where he never played. He preferred to sign for the eternal rival rather than try his luck in the rojiblanca entity. His brother Lucas did come to play under Cholo and establish himself as a top-level player, although he later went to Bayern. But Theo didn’t even try. He was a rebel without a cause.