Soon-to-be AC Milan defender Malick Thiaw has got a similar profile to Sven Botman who Milan were chasing for many months, a report claims.
As has been reported by Calciomercato.com today, Thiaw is of the same physical profile as Botman but the similarities do not stop there.
Both players are very good at dealing with dead-ball situations, they have incredible levels of anticipation and they are adept at man-marking.
Milan were on track to sign Botman since well before the end of the previous campaign but the delay caused to their transfer window by the takeover of the club by RedBird Capital Group meant that the definitive bid could not be made.
The player was very keen on the move but in the end, Lille accepted a bid from Newcastle United in the Premier League and Botman decided to make that move rather than keep waiting for the Rossoneri to move.