Milan have been busy chasing after a defender, Strahinja Pavlovic, but risk losing one of their own, Malick Thiaw, as Newcastle United are ready to rekindle their efforts to sign him. The Magpies had inquired earlier in the summer.
Per Sky, the English team hasn’t made an offer yet, but new director Paul Mitchell likes the player a lot. The two sides brokered the mammoth Sandro Tonali transfer last summer.
Milan have been tracking Pavlovic with the intention of simply adding to their corps at the position, perhaps moving Pierre Kalulu to right-back, where they haven’t been able to strike a deal with Tottenham about Emerson Royal. On the other hand, a worthy bid by Newcastle United for Thiaw might make them change their mind.
Instead, the Rossoneri quickly rebuffed an approach from West Ham for Fikayo Tomori in recent days, as the Englishman isn’t for sale. It wouldn’t be hard for them to turn a profit on the 22-year-old, as they acquired him for €8,8M from Schalke 04 two years ago. He has accumulated 54 appearances.
Our Take on Milan, Newcastle United, and Thiaw
The amount of the fee makes all the difference in the world in this case. It’s probably not a coincidence that their window has been slow without a significant sale. He was a little uneven last season following a major injury, but he’s crazy young for a defender, and he’s bound to grow leaps and bounds. While Pavlovic would round up their corps since he’s left-footed, it’d be a lateral move to swap a young center-back for another.
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