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title: "Crystal Palace: Eagles target Sven Botman wanted by Newcastle United"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2021-12-06T13:10:17Z"
modified: "2021-12-06T13:10:17Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Eagles target Sven Botman wanted by Newcastle United

**Rumoured Crystal Palace transfer target Sven Botman is wanted by Newcastle United in the January transfer window, according to the reliable David Ornstein.**

### The Lowdown: Botman a target for Palace

Back in the summer, the Eagles[(Sky Sports)](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11813/12366122/transfer-news-sven-botman-admired-by-premier-league-but-clubs-yet-to-rival-atalanta-for-lille-star) showed a keen interest in signing the Lille centre-back but he ended up staying put in France.

2020/21 title-winner Botman has continued to be a key man for the Ligue 1 champions, [making 10 league starts](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/379732/Show/Sven-Botman) and appearing twice in the Champions League this season.

Wolves have recently been [showing an interest](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-transfer-rumours/sven-botman-lille-premier-league/) in him, too, as Premier League clubs seemingly all circle for his signature.

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### The Latest: Fierce competition for Eagles

On Monday, [*The Athletic*](https://theathletic.com/2998088/2021/12/06/ornstein-49ers-have-option-to-buy-leeds-until-2024-newcastles-botman-interest-balogun-set-for-loan/?source=emp_shared_article)‘s Ornstein confirmed that Newcastle are now eyeing up a January move for Botman, who has been [described](https://twitter.com/RBairner/status/1355146126673010688?s=20) as ‘incredible’ by Ligue 1 journalist Robin Bairner.

Lille are desperate to hold onto the Netherlands international, preferring to lose him in the summer if he has to go.

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### The Verdict: Magpies the likely destination?

Newcastle’s recent takeover has seen them acquire [unrivalled levels of wealth](https://www.marca.com/en/football/newcastle-united/2021/10/07/615f4f6d22601d6a778b458f.html), which arguably puts them in pole position to snap up Botman.

The money that the Magpies may be able to promise the 21-year-old could blow Palace out of the water, meaning Patrick Vieira could well have to look at other options.

Should a move to Selhurst Park still appeal to Botman, however, he could be welcomed with open arms, considering he has averaged [3.5 and 4.7 clearances](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/379732/Show/Sven-Botman) per game in the Champions League and Ligue 1 this season, respectively.

Joel Ward [(3.3)](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/162/Show/England-Crystal-Palace) has the highest tally for Palace in the Premier League in 2021/22, highlighting the impact Botman could potentially have as the third option in the heart of defence alongside the promising partnership of Marc Guehi and Joachim Andersen.

***In other news, some Palace fans slammed one player’s performance against Manchester United. Find out who it is [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/crystal-palace-eagles-fans-slam-jordan-ayew-performance-vs-man-united/).***