Milan would acquire another defender if Newcastle United tabled a very substantial bid for Malick Thiaw. They have also lost deputies Simon Kjaer, Jan-Carlo Simic, and Mattia Caldara in the role. Marco Pellegrino, who spent the last six months on loan at Salernitana, is on his way out too.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the German youngster has a €40M valuation in his club’s opinion. The Magpies could start the negotiation about €10M short of such a threshold. The rapport between the two sides is solid, but it’s not certain they’ll find common ground yet.
If Milan sold Thiaw, they’d target Jhon Lucumì and Igor to round out their rearguard, on top of bringing in Strahinja Pavlovic. The latter can no longer lean on the support of Roberto De Zerbi, who pushed to sign him at Brighton. He had a crescendo during the season after a slow start. He transferred for €16M last summer. His price is unlikely to be lower now.
Still, it’d be easier to haggle with the Seagulls than with Bologna, who are about to sell Riccardo Calafiori to Arsenal. The Rossoneri have been following him since his Genk days. He has 65 Serie A appearances under his belt. They’d have to pick and choose between targets since they can sign just two extra EU players.
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That’d be an alluring sum, and perhaps they’ll do it to unlock other signings. They’d streamline their hierarchies and rotation with a duo since Brighton and Bologna defenders would be pretty clear backups.
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