For more than six months, Newcastle pressed and tightened the hoop around Sven Botman. And in the end, they managed to bring the Dutch sweeper from Lille.Botman was officially confirmed tonight as the new player of the Magpies, since he signed a contract until 2027.Newcastle sent offers to Lille and Botman in the winter, but none of them were in the mood for a transfer at the time. And for more than a year, Botman was chased by AC Milan, with whom he had a verbal agreement and waited for the Rossoneri to find a common language with Lille. They failed…Sven Botman signs his contract until 2027 as Newcastle player. Medical successfully completed in the last hours. €37m fee to Lille. ⚪️⚫️ #NUFCBotman has also posted his farewell message to Lille and their fans on his account. ✅👋🏻 pic.twitter.com/kmtaAYEz5i— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 27, 2022 Botman hoped until the last minute, had an agreement with Paolo Maldini about a contract worth 3 million euros per season and expected Lille to lower the price. But Newcastle are financially more powerful than the Rossoneri, and when they offered 40 million euros, the Italian champion dropped out of the race. AC Milan could offer a maximum of 30 million euros with included bonuses and that was the end… Also, close to 3 million euros of compensation goes to the account of Botman’s former club Ajax.Wed 03:30: (2.58) Corinthians (2.80) Boca Juniors (3.35)The French club accepted Newcastle’s offer, put pressure on the player and in the end he accepted. The amount of the contract is not known, but it is assumed that the offer was better than Milan’s.The Dutchman is the second reinforcement of the Magpies this summer. They first bought the initially loaned Matt Target from Aston Villa for 17 million euros, and then paid 12 million euros for the arrival of goalkeeper Nick Pope from Burnley.
