Newcastle have signed defender Malick Thiaw from AC Milan , the Premier League club announced on Tuesday.

The Germany defender was linked with a move to Real Madrid and Bayern Munich last summer but after another year in Serie A , he joins Eddie Howe's side in the Premier League .

The 23-year-old began his career with Schalke and after two seasons in Germany, earned a €5 million ($5.8m) move to the San Siro.

There, he played 85 times, scoring one goal, lifting the Supercoppa Italiana last season.

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Malick, who has made three appearances for Germany, will wear shirt No. 12 fo

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