According to the Telegraph, Lille priced Botman for 55 million euros as a way to show his reluctance to sell players.
Dutch defender Botman, 22, is from Ajax's youth academy and will move to Lille in 2020. Milan have always wanted to sign Boltman, especially after Tomori's injury, and Milan's willingness to bring in defenders has become stronger. In addition, Newcastle in the Premier League is also interested in Botman.
However, the Telegraph noted that Lille did not intend to let the centre-back leave, as Lille president Le Tang had hinted at the press conference earlier. Lille has already put an exaggerated high price for Botman – 55 million euros – in this way to show clubs with interested players such as Milan and Newcastle that Botman is not for sale in Lille.
(Su Erhu)
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