Player of the month in February
New signing Malick Thiaw only managed 72 minutes in the first half of Serie A for AC Milan. At least since his successful Champions League debut, for which the ex-Schalke player even received praise from club and defense legend Paolo Maldini, the 21-year-old has been in the Rossoneri’s new three-man chain. In an interview with the portal “ran‘ Thiaw gave an insight into his early days in Italy.
“I find it a bit amusing when it is always mentioned that I had teething problems. I already expected that as a newcomer I wouldn’t be the big star right away and play all the games. I switched from the second division to the Italian champions and didn’t speak the language at first – so it’s normal that I need some time to get used to it,” explained the central defender. Nevertheless, from his point of view, since the change last summer “everything has gone according to plan”: “When things are going well at such a big club, it’s not easy to get into the team. But over time it got better and better, especially in training.”
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Thiaw was called up to the senior squad for the first time at the weekend following the short-term absence of Southampton’s Armel Bella-Kotchap. He was originally part of the squad for the U21 squad that is testing against Japan and Romania ahead of the European Championship this summer. “It’s a super stepping stone, because the exchange between the coaches is very good. The permeability from the U21 to the senior team is there,” said the native of Düsseldorf, summing up the short-term development in an interview with the portal. In the most recent Serie A update, he was able to increase his market value by 6 million to 15 million euros – making Thiaw one of the 15 most valuable U21 players in the world in his position.
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21 Lautaro Martinez | Inter | Market value plus: €5 million
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New market value: €80 million
Market value update on March 21, 2023
20 Adrien Rabiot | Juventus | Market value plus: €5 million
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New market value: €30 million
19 Nicolás González | Fiorentina | Market value plus: €5 million
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New market value: €28 million
18 Alex Meret | Naples | Market value plus: €5 million
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New market value: €18 million
17 Marco Carnesecchi | Cremonese | Market value plus: €5 million
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New market value: €13 million
16 Ivan Provedel | Lazio | Market value plus: €5 million
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New market value: €12 million
15 Lewis Ferguson | Bologna | Market value plus: €5 million
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New market value: €9 million
14 Federico Baschirotto | US Lecce | Increase in market value: €5.8 million
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New market value: €8 million
13 André Onana | Inter | Market value plus: €6 million
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New market value: €20 million
12 Tommaso Baldanzi | Empoli | Market value plus: €7 million
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New market value: €10 million
11 Stanislav Lobotka | Naples | Increase in market value: €8 million
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New market value: €38 million
10 Perr Schuurs | Torino | Increase in market value: €8 million
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New market value: €20 million
9 Nicolò Casale | Lazio | Increase in market value: €8 million
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New market value: €17 million
8 Malick Thiaw | Milan | Market value plus: €9 million
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New market value: €15 million
6 Adamola Lookman | Atalanta | Market value plus: €10 million
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New market value: €30 million
6 Giorgio Scalvini | Atalanta | Market value plus: €10 million
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New market value: €30 million
5 Nicolò Fagioli | Juventus | Market value plus: €12 million
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New market value: €20 million
4 Min-jae Kim | Naples | Market value plus: €15 million
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New market value: €50 million
3 Rasmus Hojlund | Atalanta | Market value plus: €20 million
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New market value: €35 million
2 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | Naples | Market value plus: €25 million
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New market value: €85 million
1 Victor Osimhen | Naples | Market value plus: €30 million
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New market value: €100 million
In Milan, fans voted him Player of the Month in February. Despite the recent positive development, however, the youngster “doesn’t see himself as set” in coach Stefano Pioli’s team given the competition on the defensive for players like Fikayo Tomori, Pierre Kalulu, Matteo Gabbia or Simon Kjaer.
“At a club like Milan you have to prove yourself every week,” said Thiaw, who reflected: “Of course I wanted to play from the start, but sometimes you just need a little patience at a new club. The coach saw my development and obviously waited for the right time for me. And I took this chance. The last few weeks have been going really well for me.”
Thiaw new: Flick’s squad for the internationals in March
Goal: Marc-Andre ter Stegen (FC Barcelona)
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Goal: Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)
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Goal: Bernd Leno (Fulham)
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Defence: Malick Thiaw (AC Milan)
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Subsequent call-up for Armel Bella-Kotchap (injured)
Defense: Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg)
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Defense: Christian Günter (SC Freiburg)
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Defense: Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart)
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Defence: Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United)
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Defense: David Raum (RB Leipzig)
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Defense: Nico Schlotterbeck (BVB)
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Defence: Marius Wolf (BVB)
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Midfield: Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern)
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Midfield: Mario Götze (E. Frankfurt)
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Midfield: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern)
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Midfield: Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg)
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Midfield: Florian Wirtz (Leverkusen)
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Attack: Niclas Füllkrug (Werder)
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Attack: Serge Gnabry (Bayern)
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Attack: Kai Havertz (Chelsea)
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Attack: Kevin Schade (Brentford FC)
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Attack: Mergim Berisha (FC Augsburg)
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Attack: Timo Werner (RB Leipzig)
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