{"id":232407,"date":"2025-10-22T17:29:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/232407\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T17:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:29:10","slug":"thiaw-regret-like-tonali-for-milan-as-newcastle-fans-invent-bella-ciao-chant-for-new-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/232407\/","title":{"rendered":"Thiaw regret like Tonali for Milan as Newcastle fans invent \u2018Bella ciao\u2019 chant for new defender"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>              <a class=\"mg-blog-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/thiaw-regret-for-milan-as-newcastle-fans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GyLyrumWsAATRta.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-908021 has-webp\" alt=\"Malick Thiaw wearing the no.12 shirt for his new club Newcastle United, having signed in a \u20ac40m deal from Milan.\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/800;max-width:1200px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Malick Thiaw wearing the no.12 shirt for his new club Newcastle United, having signed in a \u20ac40m deal from Milan.<\/p>\n<p><\/a>              &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle supporters have already taken Malick Thiaw to heart, to the point of creating a terrace chant for the former Milan defender based on the famous song Bella Ciao.<\/p>\n<p>The Germany international has <a href=\"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/official-milan-sell-thiaw-to-newcastle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">become an instant fan favourite at St James\u2019 Park<\/a>, earning a starting role under Eddie Howe and dislodging Fabian Schar in the process.<\/p>\n<p>The chant, now being sung home and away, caught Thiaw by surprise.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GyLnBI-WgAAIWxG.jpg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-908022 has-webp size-medium\" alt=\"Official: Malick Thiaw joins Newcast;e United from Milan.\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/799;max-width:1200px\"\/>Official: Malick Thiaw joins Newcast;e United from Milan.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calciomercato.com\/liste\/dopo-tonali-thiaw-ha-gia-conquistato-il-newcastle-40-milioni-di-euro-una-rapina-ai-danni-del-milan\/bltb4994a28f485878e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">admitted he was stunned by the tribute<\/a>, laughing that \u201cI don\u2019t know who came up with it, but they\u2019ve done a great job. My family and friends couldn\u2019t believe it when they heard it. Even in the physio room, the lads are singing it now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thiaw regret for Milan as defender shines in the Premier League<\/p>\n<p>The connection with the fans has grown in parallel with his performances.<\/p>\n<p>Thiaw is delivering consistent displays alongside Sven Botman, posting a 93% pass completion rate, over five recoveries per match and looking increasingly assured in possession.<\/p>\n<p>Howe praised his rapid impact, noting that \u201cMalick has integrated very quickly. That is the biggest compliment I can give him. He already feels at home with his teammates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/real-madrid-cf-v-ac-milan-uefa-c-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-907251 has-webp size-medium\" alt=\"MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 05: Malick Thiaw of AC Milan looks on during the UEFA Champions League 2024\/25 League Phase MD4 match between Real Madrid C.F. and AC Milan at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on November 05, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez\/Getty Images)\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/800;max-width:1200px\"\/>MADRID, SPAIN \u2013 NOVEMBER 05: Malick Thiaw of AC Milan looks on during the UEFA Champions League 2024\/25 League Phase MD4 match between Real Madrid C.F. and AC Milan at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on November 05, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in Italy there will inevitably be curiosity and perhaps a touch of regret, as Milan moved on by signing De Winter and promoting youth options after missing out on more established replacements.<\/p>\n<p>However, in Newcastle, the German has found a fresh start and a club and fanbase who adore him.<\/p>\n<p>                                &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tPost navigation&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Malick Thiaw wearing the no.12 shirt for his new club Newcastle United, having signed in a \u20ac40m deal&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":232408,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,561,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-232407","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-soccer","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}