AC Milan and Newcastle United may yet face competition from Paris Saint-Germain for Sven Botman if they do not land their number one target.
Damien Degorre – a journalist for L’Equipe – spoke to La Chaîne L’Équipe (via MilanNews) regarding Paris Saint-Germain’s pursuit of a new centre-back. He reports that if plan A fails, which is Milan Skriniar of Inter, the Ligue 1 winners may decide to shift their attention to Botman as an alternative.
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The Dutchman is highly regarded by the Parisian club as they will have seen him first hand over the past couple of seasons, given he was part of a formidable back line under Christophe Galtier that wrestled the Ligue 1 crown from PSG in 2020-21.
Botman could therefore be left choosing between the chance of playing in the Champions League and fighting for trophies with PSG and Milan or marrying an ambitious and cash-rich new project in the Premier League.
