Newcastle United set to seal club record £35m deal for Lille defender Sven Botman

Newcastle United are set to complete a club record £35 million ($42.9m) deal to sign defender Sven Botman from French club Lille.

A transfer fee of £31m, that will rise to £35m after add-ons, has been agreed for the Dutch defender who will arrive on Tyneside next week to finalise the move.

Botman will become Newcastle's third signing of the summer after the arrival of left-back Matt Targett from Aston Villa and England goalkeeper Nick Pope from Burnley.

Targett, 26, enjoyed a successful loan spell at the Premier League club last season and joined on a permanent £15m deal two weeks ago, while Pope, 30, was signed for £10m on Friday.

Newcastle tried to sign Botman during the January transfer window but were unable to reach an agreement with the Ligue 1 club for a player who was also wanted by Italian champions AC Milan.

Securing the 22-year-old's signature represents a coup for the club who finished 11th in the table last season, despite looking set for relegation after winning just once in their first 19 games.

Newcastle, who were taken over by a Saudi Arabia-backed consortium in October and replaced manager Steve Bruce with Eddie Howe a month later, enjoyed a stellar second half of the season.

A busy January transfer window saw the squad boosted by the arrival of Kieran Trippier, Chris Wood, Dan Burn, Targett, and Bruno Guimaraes.

NEWCASTLE END OF SEASON RATINGS: (Managers) Eddie Howe: 9. Took over in November with the team in bottom three and without a win from 11 games. Finished the season 11th with 13 wins. Bought well in January, backed by the club's new owners, and revitalised a number players already at the club, including the likes of Jonjo Shelvey, Joelinton and Ryan Fraser. PA

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