Newcastle and AC Milan target Sven Botman reveals ‘those clubs are interested’ as the Dutch defender admits he intends to ‘take a step’ away from Lille this summer
Newcastle and AC Milan are leading the race to sign Lille defender Sven BotmanThe Dutchman has now revealed he intends to leave the Ligue 1 club this summerHe says talks are underway with potential suitors and ‘those clubs are interested’Newcastle had several bids rejected for Botman during January transfer window
Sven Botman has revealed he intends to leave Lille this summer amid links to Newcastle and AC Milan, and the defender says talks with potential suitors are already underway.
Shortly after becoming the richest club in world football, Eddie Howe’s side were heavily interested in Botman and made bids in the region of £32million during the January transfer window.
However, they failed to push a deal over the line but have continued their pursuit this summer, alongside Serie A champions AC Milan, who are also interested in the Dutchman.
Sven Botman says he intends to leave Lille this summer amid links to AC Milan and Newcastle
Botman has now said he intends to leave Lille this summer as he ‘intends to take a step’ in his career.
When asked by Dutch outlet Algemeen Dagblad if he has played his last game for the Ligue 1 side, the 22-year-old said: ‘I don’t know, but I think so. I intend to take a step.
‘Talks are underway now. I won’t go into all of that, but it’s going well. I do hope that the transfer for the new season is completed. Preferably also for the pre-season, yes.’
Botman went on to reveal both Newcastle and AC Milan are interested but refused to go into further detail.
He added: ‘Those clubs are interested, yes. I can’t and won’t say much more about it. What I want is to take a nice step…