Newcastle End Centre-back Hunt With £35m Malick Thiaw Deal And Close On Yoane Wissa

Eddie Howe’s longstanding quest for a right-sided centre-back appears to beryllium complete aft Newcastle agreed a £35m woody pinch Milan for their Germany defender Malick Thiaw.

The 24-year-old flew to north-east England connected Sunday nighttime and was undergoing a aesculapian connected Monday. Before departing Italy, Thiaw told journalists: “Newcastle? I americium happy pinch nan choice. I’m fresh for nan Premier League.”

Although Milan had wanted to support Thiaw, nan 6ft 4in defender, who will supply beardown title for Fabian Schär but tin besides run astatine right-back and arsenic a protect midfielder, pushed difficult to beryllium allowed to subordinate Eddie Howe’s squad.

Thiaw’s presence ends Newcastle’s liking successful Crystal Palace’s England defender Marc Guéhi, nan uncertainty complete Alexander Isak’s future arsenic nan Sweden striker continues to agitate to beryllium allowed to subordinate Liverpool dictates Newcastle are stepping up their striker hunt.

A woody for Brentford’s centre-forward Yoane Wissa is expected to beryllium concluded this week and Newcastle person besides inquired astir nan readiness of nan Porto striker Samu Aghehowa. The 21-year scored 27 goals successful 45 appearances past play and is understood to person a €100m (£86.6m) merchandise clause.

Isak is expected to proceed to train separately from his teammates. Howe, who has said he only wants players who “really want to play for this shot club”, has indicated past season’s starring scorer will person nary portion successful Saturday’s lucifer astatine Aston Villa.