Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game at Aston Villa (kick-off 12:30 BST). Here are the key lines from his news conference:

Malick was born in Düsseldorf, Germany on 8 August, 2001 to a Senegalese father and a Finnish mother and began playing football for his local team, TV Kalkum-Wittlaer, before playing for Fortuna

A large chunk of the around $1 billion a day that is required will need to come from the private sector, said Thiaw, who is Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat ...

Malick Thiaw's arrival on Tyneside helps ease Newcastle's frustrating transfer window. The defender seems to have been high on Eddie Howe's list of targets for some time and it is easy to see why. He is a modern defensive hybrid and possesses a rare combination of physical and technical attributes.

The right-back is in the final year of his contract at Newcastle, with Eddie Howe keen to keep him at St James' Park. Newcastle United outcast Odysseas Vlachodimos has touched down in Seville to undergo a medical ahead of a season-long loan deal.

Reports in Italy confirm that Milan are finalising the last remaining documents required to complete a deal for Genoa centre-back Koni De Winter, after agreeing to sell Malick Thiaw to Premier League

We asked for your views on new signing Malick Thiaw from AC Milan. Here are some of your comments: Justin: Great signing. It will be interesting to see how much competition he puts on Fabian Schar to start,