Odilon Kossounou likely to depart Bayer Leverkusen as club eye Malick Thiaw | OneFootball

Odilon Kossounou impressed for Atalanta last season on loan from Bayer Leverkusen, and now the Bergamo club want to sign the Ivorian defender on a permanent basis. But with Gian Piero Gasperini’s impending move to AS Roma, BILD cite Gazzetta dello Sport’s report that the Italian wants to take Kossonou to the capital club with him.

With the departure of Jonathan Tah to Bayern Munich, that would leave Bayer Leverkusen short in defence. Kicker and BILD report that Malick Thiaw remains a topic at Leverkusen. The former Bundesliga champions showed interest in signing the German last summer but were priced out of a move (Ed. note: A valuation of €35m), and now Gazzetta dello Sport reports that the Italian side are open to offers.

After being an indispensable player for Milan in the early stages of last season, Thiaw found himself on the bench for seven of Milan’s final nine Serie A games of the season. A departure from the Lombardy club is conceivable and Thiaw would be open to returning to Germany.

GGFN | Daniel Pinder