GdS: Thiaw rejects Premier League exit offer to fight for Milan – the situation

There have been a few offers this summer for Malick Thiaw. However, each has been rejected, as he wants to stay at AC Milan.

This summer, there have been two approaches of note for Thiaw, from Como and Crystal Palace. The former had a bid accepted from Milan, though the German rejected the move for two reasons, and today, those reasons have been referred to again.

As Gazzetta dello Sport (via MilanNews) writes, the defender has rejected the approach from the Premier League club. The reasoning? He wants to stay and fight for a place in Massimiliano Allegri’s plans. Which is, of course, a possibility.

Thiaw to stay?

A move to Germany was also listed as a possible option at the start of the summer, but Bayer Leverkusen’s withdrawal from the picture has brought that into doubt. So, it is increasingly possible that he will stay put.

In this case, the Rossoneri would not buy a new defender. Partially as there would be no need, and also due to a lack of funds to do so. Importantly, this is without even considering the price of Giovanni Leoni, who remains the first choice.

Perhaps, there could be a case that both sides want to stay together, rather than parting this year.