Eddie Howe, director of Newcastle United, looks. (Photo of Yong Teck Lim / Getty Images)
Newcastle United would be interested in signing AC Milan defender Malick Thiaw.
According to a report by Gazzetta dello Sport, they submitted a significant offer of 30 million euros for the German defender. However, Italians do not want to sanction his departure.
Can Newcastle come back with an improved offer for Malick Thiaw?
Max Allegri wants Milan to keep the player for the next campaign, and AC Milan refused the offer. It will be interesting to see if Newcastle returns with an improved offer to sign the player.
It is not a secret that they need a quality central defender alongside Sven Botman. The German defender would have been the ideal acquisition. He showed his capacity in Italy and also has physicality and technical attributes to do well in the Premier League.
Newcastle has a bad transfer window
Newcastle was completely desperate on the market after missing several targets. They seek to properly improve the team before the start of the new season. They obtained a qualification in the Champions League for the next campaign, and they cannot afford to head to the new season with their current set of players. They need more depth and quality to do well in multiple competitions.
However, they have not been able to acquire most of their key objectives so far. It will be interesting to see if they can intensify their efforts in the past few weeks of the window and improve the team.
They looked vulnerable at the rear last season, and the signing of a central defender will be one of their priorities. They were also linked to Marc Guehi. They will face the elite attackers in the Champions League, and they must improve in this area of the field.
