Newcastle United are sustaining contact with Lille over defender Sven Botman.
The French membership have mentioned the 22-year-old isn’t on the market however he has remained Newcastle’s prime goal whereas they run parallel discussions.
They’re awaiting a response from Sevilla after making a £28million supply for Brazilian centre-back Diego Carlos on Wednesday.
Newcastle have maintained contact with Lille over their in-demand defender Sven Botman
Boss Eddie Howe is known to need two centre backs, and the membership have additionally held talks with Monaco over the highly-rated Benoit Badiashile.
Badiashile, 20, has additionally attracted curiosity from Manchester United, West Ham and Wolves in current months, and has now now emerged as a goal at St James’ Park.
He’s valued at round £35m, and negotiations are ongoing with Newcastle working plenty of parallel negotiations, as beforehand reported by Sportsmail.
Additionally they have the potential of a mortgage deal for Barcelona’s Samuel Umtiti.
Monaco’s Benoit Badiashile can also be a goal, with Eddie Howe eager to signal two centre backs
Along with attempting to strengthen his backline, Howe additionally has his eyes set on bringing one other ahead, with Reims contacted over striker Hugo Ekitike, 19.
As revealed by Sportsmail, his membership need £25m plus bonuses and a sell-on proportion.
Ekitike has been recognized by scouts on Tyneside as among the finest up and coming forwards in Europe, and he has scored eight targets in 18 video games in a breakout season.
Newcastle have already purchased Kieran Trippier and Chris Wooden this month, from Atletico Madrid and Burnley respectively.
Source: Each day Mail
