Malick Thiaw

[Memphis]

I would have thought by now all of us would have learned that Eddie knows how to find and best use players who fit his criteria. Thiaw is fast and is good in 1v1 situations. He’s also got room to improve, and I would expect him to in our setup. 
 

If he has a good season, the fee will look like a bargain - see Gordon, Anthony. 
 

I welcome him and can’t wait to watch his rise to glory. 

[Loki679]

Just now, Disco said:

He any good?

 

Who cares?  We're all getting free carbonara.

[nufc123]

5 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Don't get deals done because offering too little - slammed. 

Overpay a bit to get a player we want - slammed. 

I think thats because of the Como deal, but 30m is a fair fee. Got no problem with it.

[TBG]

Is Karius the only German to play for us? Not sure my Granda who was 4 at the time, fought in World War 2 for this.

[sempuki]

1 minute ago, TBG said:

Is Karius the only German to play for us? Not sure my Granda who was 4 at the time, fought in World War 2 for this.

Hamann.

[Zero]

Tbf if we really want Guehi we could still submit a bid. It isn’t bad to have Thiaw as the backup signing. Our CBs are too old anyway.

[Emotic]

2 minutes ago, TBG said:

Is Karius the only German to play for us? Not sure my Granda who was 4 at the time, fought in World War 2 for this.

Didi Hamman. Abandoned us for......

[midds]

35m is perfectly fine tbh. Anyone who's going to improve us is costing at least 30m anyway (unless they're out of contract etc). If other clubs agreed a smaller fee earlier in the window then good for them, doesn't necessarily make our 35 a bad deal, seems a good price for a good player who should only increase in value because he's still so young. Adding him and Wissa in the next couple of days is the start the salvage operation 

[Elliottman]

Calling it, by the end of the season him and Botman absolutely dominating shit. 

[Disco]

3 minutes ago, TBG said:

Is Karius the only German to play for us? Not sure my Granda who was 4 at the time, fought in World War 2 for this.

 

[toon25]

Meh, but Eddie has my trust

[El Prontonise]

6 minutes ago, TBG said:

Is Karius the only German to play for us? Not sure my Granda who was 4 at the time, fought in World War 2 for this.

 

[CPL]

4 minutes ago, Zero said:

Tbf if we really want Guehi we could still submit a bid. It isn’t bad to have Thiaw as the backup signing. Our CBs are too old anyway.

Think we all know what will happen if we went in seriously for Guehi this window

 

[El Prontonise]

15 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Don't get deals done because offering too little - slammed. 

Overpay a bit to get a player we want - slammed. 

 

The issue is we're overpaying for a bobbins CB.

[aussiemag]

A back 4 of Livramento, Thiaw, Botman and Hall. Is top class and good for the next 7 to 8 years. 

[CPL]

1 minute ago, El Prontonise said:

 

The issue is we're overpaying for a bobbins CB.

Based on your opinion. 

[KennyUtd]

1 minute ago, El Prontonise said:

 

The issue is we're overpaying for a bobbins CB.

He clearly isn't 'bobbins' as you say. Howe and his staff aren't going to throw money at just anyone. He believes so I do too.

[LFEE]

1 hour ago, Vaj said:

Embarrassing that we are paying so much more than we could have paid if we just bought him at the start of the window for someone we have evidently been wanting for years. 
 

Genuinely think that’s the biggest embarrassment of a horrific transfer window so far. 
 

However, if Howe and the team have fancied him this long then he must have something about him despite the negative noise so fingers crossed this one works out. 

You don’t know that. More than likely if any PL club particularly a big one like ourselves had asked for a fee it would increase by €10-15m.
 

So maybe your post has stolen a march on it and become the biggest embarrassment of the transfer window by thinking it wouldn’t 

 

Thankfully you redeemed yourself with your last paragraph…

 

Jokes aside isn’t this slightly lower than what we were quoted 12 months ago or similar? The whole £/€ throws my memory at times.

[Curva Sud Milano]

16 minutes ago, loki679 said:

 

Who cares?  We're all getting free carbonara.

Nope...free carbonara was for Musah sold to Newcastle.

[Zero]

8 minutes ago, CPL said:

Think we all know what will happen if we went in seriously for Guehi this window

 

Still better than just let him go to Liverpool for free right?

[Curva Sud Milano]

1 hour ago, Zero said:

Thiaw is exactly the type of player that has excellent natural ability but lack of concentration and football brain.

 

 

Exactly this....

I'm sure that Thiaw will do better in Premiere than he did in Italy. And we'd be crazy to turn down €40 million.

 

 

Edited August 9, 2025 by Curva Sud Milano

[Toon1984]

Of course he has areas to improve. That’s why he won’t cost 80 million. Buying players with good potential for Eddie to improve is exactly what the club should be doing at this stage of our development under PIF.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

21 minutes ago, El Prontonise said:

The issue is we're overpaying for a bobbins CB.

 

No chance. Bobbins FFS, ridiculous. 

[Miercoles]

From the Milan poster we had in earlier it sounds like he's a good player that makes bad decisions. I think that's actually a good fit for is because discipline and decision making is one of the places where coaching has the most impact. It's hard to coach ability, but you can definitely drill a system into somebody and get them to the point where decisions are automatic. 

 

All that to say, sure, sounds okay. I mean we cannot go into the season with two fit centerbacks

 

 

Edited August 9, 2025 by Miercoles

[Curva Sud Milano]

9 minutes ago, Miercoles said:

From the Milan poster we had in earlier it sounds like he's a good player that makes bad decisions. I think that's actually a good fit for is because discipline and decision making is one of the places where coaching has the most impact. It's hard to coach ability, but you can definitely drill a system into somebody and get them to the point where decisions are automatic. 

 

All that to say, sure, sounds okay. I mean we cannot go into the season with two fit centerbacks

 

 

 

Everything you said is correct, and consider that the tactical aspect of defense is crucial in Italy. He doesn't seem to have learned much, unlike someone like Tomori who had absorbed everything after six months. Last year, in 21 games, Thiaw scored three own goals. It was certainly bad luck, but you could often see him disoriented in certain situations.