Sven Botman's old club Lille have sent a classy message to the incoming Newcastle United centre-back with the Ligue 1 club insisting the Magpies have netted a "very high level star".
Botman's £35million transfer was finally rubber-stamped on Friday evening with Newcastle fans now able to toast the Dutchman after a summer long saga that saw United beat AC Milan to his signature with hard cash on the table as opposed to promise after promise. Botman is now set to line up on the left-hand side of Newcastle's central defensive unit in the Premier League next season.
A Lille statement read: "Have a good trip champ! Sven was still just 20 when he signed for Lille from Ajax and it was his first season with the professionals.
