AC Milan appear to have turned their attention away from Sven Botman after Newcastle United significantly surpassed their offer, a report claims.
Botman will have to wait a few more days before understanding what his next club will be. Calciomercato.com report that he still would prefer to join Milan but Lille are closing a deal with Newcastle on the basis of a transfer fee worth €40m plus bonuses.
The Rossoneri’s offer is about €10m below that and they have no intention of matching the amount that the Premier League side have put forward. There were talks two days ago with the entourage of the Dutchman during which the sporting director Ricky Massara reiterated that he wanted to make another attempt with Lille.
The hope of the Rossoneri management now is that Botman’s desire can weigh on the negotiations, so they will present an official and final offer and if it is not deemed enough they will turn to Gleison Bremer of Torino.
