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'It's A Very Nice Project' - £50 Million-Rated Newcastle Target Drops Hint Ahead Of Potential Summer Move
"it's a very nice project..."
A Newcastle United transfer target has dropped a major hint over a move to the Premier League side ahead of a potential summer switch.
The Magpies splashed the cash to bring in new talent ahead of the second half of the season.
They snapped up Chris Wood and Bruno Guimaraes as well as defensive reinforcements in Kieran Trippier, Dan Burns and Matt Targett.
But Eddie Howe missed out on one of his top defensive targets having failed to lure £50 million-rated Sven Botman to St James' Park last month.
Howe wanted to sign Botman during the January transfer window, with the 22-year-old also attracting interest from Serie A giants AC Milan.
However, the Lille defender has teased a possible transfer in the summer and described Newcastle's project as 'very nice', comparing it to Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain.
"Everyone says about Newcastle - it's all about money," he told Ziggo Sport.
"But it's a very nice project, if you look at where Man City and PSG started. I think it would be very nice to be part of that, but Milan is a beautiful club."
Botman added: "I'm fine at Lille for the time being.
"I assume that I will take a good step in my career next summer.
"You never know in football. This time both Newcastle and Milan were in very concrete talks.
"Both clubs have their positive points."
The Dutch centre-back joined Lille from Heerenveen in 2020 and has made a name for himself as an exciting up-and-coming defender.
Will he ply his trade in England's top flight next season? Watch this space.
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