How Schalke can benefit from Bayer Leverkusen’s pursuit of Malick Thiaw | OneFootball

With Jonathan Tah swapping Bayer Leverkusen for Bayern Munich, Simon Rolfes is working on defensive solutions with die Werkself eyeing Milan’s Malick Thiaw. Bayer were priced out of a move for the German last summer, but Milan are now open to offers.

Kim Falkenberg, Director of Professional Football at Leverkusen, was in Rotterdam to watch Thiaw against Feyenoord. And now the 23-year-old is a hot topic at the club. WAZ report that €25m is a fee that has been mentioned, and 2. Bundesliga side Schalke could benefit. Should Thiaw leave Milan before 2027, when his contract expires, then S04 could be in for a payday. They will receive 10 percent of any future transfer fee, meaning they could pocket around €2.5m.

After being an indispensable player for Milan in the early stages of last season, Thiaw found himself on the bench for seven of Milan’s final nine Serie A games of the season. A departure from the Lombardy club is conceivable and Thiaw would be open to returning to Germany.

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