Sven Botman has revealed that Newcastle United's 'great project' and the chance to fulfil his dream of playing in the Premier League convinced him that a move to St James' Park felt 'better' than joining AC Milan.
Newcastle have agreed a deal in principle to sign the highly-rated Lille centre-back, who has put pen to paper on a five-year deal. The formalities of the transfer will be concluded this week after Botman passed a medical on Monday.
Botman had always been Newcastle's number one target and the Magpies, of course, attempted to sign the 22-year-old in January. Although Newcastle were languishing in 19th place at the time, tellingly, Botman was willing to swap life in the Champions League with Lille for an immediate relegation battle at Newcastle because of the club's long-term ambitions.
