Newcastle United have been dealt a major blow ahead of their summer business as it has emerged that Sven Botman is on his way to AC Milan.
The newly-minted Magpies tried to lure the LOSC Lille centre-back to St James’ Park in January, but could not agree a deal with the Ligue 1 side even though they offered a fee north of 30 million pounds.
And Botman himself admitted that he was likely to depart the club in the summer, with clubs sniffing around the Dutchman.
Lille turned down €35m permanent move bid for Sven Botman from Newcastle. French club plan still to try to keep Botman even if they’re in difficult financial situation. No way for loan deal. 🔴 #transfers
Newcastle will try again – AC Milan are interested but no official bid. pic.twitter.com/huz48eilJI
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 3, 2022
Now, it seems as though the Toon army will not get the chance to watch him turn out in the famous black and white shirts as AC Milan are ready to close a deal for the 21 year old defender. This comes as per Fabrizio Romano, who claims that ‘AC Milan are really close to complete Sven Botman deal as first signing for the next season’. Meanwhile, Botman ‘is ready to accept their proposal’, meaning that only an agreement over a fee between the two clubs remain.
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