Theo Hernandez: 'I was inspired by Maldini, I admire the way Marcelo plays'
Hernandez has signed for the rossoneri on an initial loan deal and is likely to play for the club on a regular basis on the left-back. He spent the previous season on loan at Real Sociedad from Real Madrid.
Hernandez was talking to the official Milan website and he said: "As a child I was inspired by Paolo Maldini, while for some years I have been very much admiring Marcelo as he plays, he is a fabulous quarterback. At Real Madrid he gave me lots of advice and thanks to him I grew up and I'm growing a lot as a player. camp and thanks to him I am here now."
The left-back also revealed that he wants to improve his defending and this is one reason why he came to Milan.
He said: "I came to Italy to defend better, I want to improve this phase. I am young and I have a long way to go. This is one of the reasons why I came to Serie A. Here I can give a lot of speed, shooting from distance and dribbling."