Newcastle United defender Sven Botman continues to wait for his first senior Netherlands cap after missing both of his country's fixtures over the international break. The Magpies star was struck down with illness, along with four team-mates, last week after linking up with Ronald Koeman's side for the first time.
The Netherlands boss had insisted the ill quintet could still play a part in Monday's clash with Gibraltar but only Cody Gakpo, Matthijs de Ligt and Bart Verbruggen were eventually passed fit for the 3-0 win. Botman and Joey Veerman missed out entirely.
"I was shocked. I went down to the hotel lobby and I saw Joey Veerman sitting there, waiting for a taxi. Sven Botman had already left. Then you get to understand the whole situation – and you have to act quickly," Koeman said of the withdrawals over the weekend.
