Reports: Thiaw ‘one step away’ as Newcastle offer €40m to Milan – replacement identified

Malick Thiaw is reportedly very close to completing a move to Newcastle as the English side have increased their offer to €40m, which Milan are prepared to accept. 

Thiaw has been heavily linked with Newcastle in the last few days, following an initial offer of €30m, and Gianluca Di Marzio reported this morning that an improved offer would be tabled. Sure enough, with multiple sources now confirming this, a transfer is getting closer.

Improved offer confirmed

According to Matteo Moretto, Newcastle have come up to €40m including bonuses and Thiaw has already given his green light to the move. In the event of a sale, Milan are ready to focus on Fiorentina’s Pietro Comuzzo as the replacement.

Pietro Mazzara and Daniele Longo are also confirming the €40m offer, stating that a response is expected shortly from Milan and the CEO Giorgio Furlani. The latter journalist even tweeted that the defender is ‘one step away’ from joining Newcastle.

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The offer, per Longo, is €36m plus an additional €4m in bonuses. Considering that Milan paid less than €10m for the defender back in 2022, a sizeable capital gain would be registered if he does end up leaving for €40m.

As for the pursuit of Comuzzo, an offer of €25m plus bonuses could soon be sent to Fiorentina, according to Moretto. At the age of 20 and with a lot of potential, it would certainly be an ideal replacement.