Eddie Howe has suggested that Sven Botman is capable of working with any of his fellow centre-backs at Newcastle United. Botman partnered another left-footer in Dan Burn in the 3-0 win over 1860 Munich and his arrival does not necessarily mean he will either side of Jamaal Lascelles or Fabian Schar as most fans expect.
Botman's debut saw the Dutch Under-21 international bring quality and class to the field as he strolled through the afternoon. Speaking about Botman's debut, Howe said: "I'm really pleased to get the deal done, we were chasing for a long time. His ability, I think you saw that today, his presence and size is there.
"His technical ability has been there since day one in pre-season and the ability to play short and long passes is there. He's very composed and he's settled in perfectly, he is very laid back and calm and has settled into the group.
