Man Utd “Have An Eye” On Signing Centre-Back Who Newcastle Only Bought For £30M Last Summer

BACK This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. Man Utd are tracking Newcastle centre-back Malick Thiaw, according to journalist Christian Falk. Speaking on the Bayern Insider YouTube channel, the Bild reporter said that the 24-year-old is on the radar of the Manchester club: “He’s doing very well at Newcastle, and he’s feeling also fine in Newcastle. So, there’s no pressure on it [in terms of a summer transfer]. I heard that Manchester United have an eye on him.” “Perhaps this is a more interesting solution [than a move to a team like Bayern Munich] at the moment.” Thiaw only moved to Newcastle last year The German sealed a £30m switch from AC Milan to St James’ Park back in August, and as Falk points out, he has had a good season. Thiaw has made 41 appearances in all competitions for Eddie Howe’s side, including 39 starts. He has been pretty much ever-present during his first year in English football, having taken next to no time adapting to a new country and a new league. Why are Man Utd interested in signing a centre-half? It is more than likely that scouts are keeping an eye on Thiaw in case Harry Maguire does end up leaving Old Trafford on a free transfer this summer. While manager Michael Carrick has hinted that the 32-year-old will sign a contract extension, nothing has been made official at this point. Even if he does put pen to paper on a new deal, a long-term replacement may still be needed next year. Buy a Maguire GOAT t-shirt from Printerval here. Thiaw is at an excellent age and he has already proven himself in the Premier League. It is definitely a transfer story to keep monitoring over the coming months. Want more news on Man Utd? Add Man U News as a preferred source on Google David Tully David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for the Football News Network.