Newcastle now eyeing £26m defender who played a full season with Tonali
Brett Worthington
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Newcastle United are edging ever closer to securing a place in next season’s Champions League, and they already have their eyes on players for next season, as they are eyeing a move to sign a “brilliant” £30 million defender, according to a recent report.
Newcastle chasing defensive reinforcements
Signing a new centre-back has become somewhat of a priority for the Magpies this summer, as injuries to Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles have seen Newcastle stretched thin at the heart of their defence throughout this campaign.
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Securing Champions League football could mean Newcastle have a hefty sum of money to spend this summer, and already defensive targets have been drawn up by Eddie Howe and co. According to Caught Offside, Newcastle are keen on signing Facundo Medina from French side RC Lens.
The Magpies are not the only team chasing his signature, as Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Everton are also keen from the Premier League, as well as AS Roma and Bayer Leverkusen from Europe. However, potential Champions League football at St James’ Park next season could see them have the edge in this race.
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As well as looking at Medina, Newcastle are also interested in signing Jon Aramburu from Spanish side Real Sociedad. However, he is more of a right-back by trade and would likely be seen as a long-term replacement for Kieran Trippier.
Newcastle now eyeing fresh move to sign Milan star Thiaw
Medina is not the only centre-back on the Premier League side’s radar, as according to Italian outlet Calciomercato, Newcastle are monitoring Malick Thiaw’s situation at AC Milan ahead of the summer transfer window opening.
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The report states that Milan are considering selling Thiaw this summer, as his departure will help them balance their books. He is expected to leave at the end of the campaign, and he could be sold for around £26m. Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich are interested in a deal and would be willing to pay this figure, but Newcastle, along with Nottingham Forest, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, are all keen on bringing him to England.
This is not the first time that Newcastle have been linked with a move for the AC Milan defender, who is under contract until the summer of 2027, as the Magpies wanted to sign Thiaw last summer. Sporting director Paul Mitchell is a big fan of Thiaw’s, approving his signing back then despite a deal never going through.
Thiaw, who has been dubbed “simply brilliant” by football talent scout Jacek Kulig, has been at Milan since August 2022, playing his first full campaign there alongside Newcastle star Sandro Tonali.
In his three years at the club, he has failed to establish himself as a firm regular however, playing just over 20 games in each of the last three campaigns. But at 23, he has time to develop into an excellent defender, and given the teams interested in a deal, this would be an exciting addition to Howe’s backline should it go through.
