Newcastle have offer accepted for Botman

Newcastle have agreed a deal with Lille to sign centre-back Sven Botman.

The total fee for the defender is in the region of £35m.

Botman is expected to travel to Tyneside for a medical next week and to finalise personal terms and complete the deal.

The Dutchman has been Eddie Howe's No 1 defensive transfer target this summer. The club did earmark the defender as a January transfer target but negotiations with Lille have proved complicated.

They have beaten off competition from AC Milan for his signature.

Video: Nayef Aguerd 'very happy' to join West Ham after completing £30m transfer from Rennes (The Independent)

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