Sven Botman is expected to leave Lille this summer and AC Milan have been working on his arrival for several months now. And they are still in pole position despite the new attempt of Newcastle.
As the captain Alessio Romagnoli is expected to leave on a free transfer, Milan need a new centre-back and Botman is the perfect replacement. Being left-footed and young, he fits the Rossoneri’s project perfectly.
Daniele Longo of Calciomercato.com reports that Milan are working hard on the signing, in talks with Lille on the basis of €30m plus bonuses. Paolo Maldini has already reached an agreement with the player, offering €3m plus bonuses per year.
Recently, Newcastle tabled an offer that is superior to Milan’s and the English side are waiting for signals from Lille. Having said that, per the report, Botman is still set on joining Milan and the new offer of Newcastle hasn’t changed his mind.
The feeling is that Maldini just needs the go-ahead from RedBird Capital, who are about to close the takeover of Milan from Elliott Management.
Not really wants Botman actually, Monoco’s Badiashile and Torino’s Bremer
both are good potential for Central position. Particular Bremer who was in good form last season and perform very quality !
Yeah we need a faster but also stronger one.
Bremer has mentioned he strongly prefers playing in the centre of a back 3, rather than Piolis 4231. Still I think he’s a fantastic defender. Issue may be Milan would rather return Tomori to RCB and therefore looking for someone comfortable at LCB, hence their focus on Botman.
From my limited exposure to Lille games,
Pros: very tall, dominant in the air, left footed, young, hungry, good long range pass, pops up with the odd goal.
Cons: slow, often commits and misses challenges, a bit clumsy on the ball when pressed.
What about Simon kjaer? Achieving Botman and Sanchez is very important. Yaccine Adhli? We need more if the management can,to be competitive in CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.
Not really wants Botman actually, Monoco’s Badiashile and Torino’s Bremer
both are good potential for Central position. Particular Bremer who was in good form last season and perform very quality !.