Celtic have been handed a boost to their hopes of sealing a summer transfer deal for Schalke defender Malick Thiaw. Speaking to WAZ (via the Daily Record), Schalke sporting director Rouven Schroder said that they would be willing to listen to any potential offers that come in for the Celtic-linked centre-back this summer.
He said: “There is no such thing as an abrupt no. We have always said that we will deal with offers that come in. “If the overall theme fits, we’ll also think about it.
Malick is here and I think he suits us very well in the Bundesliga, nevertheless, he is of course in demand because of the Under-21s and his performances.” This, therefore, could give Ange Postecoglou the thumbs up to launch a move for the centre-back and put an offer in that the German club would have to consider.
Having had experience of playing in the youth ranks of clubs such as Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Monchengladbach, the 20-year-old joined Schalke’s youth squad back in 2015.