Liverpool: Fans drool over links with Sven Botman

Many Liverpool fans have been reacting in delight to reports linking their club with a move for Lille defender Sven Botman.

According to Foot Mercato (via GFFN), the reigning Premier League champions made contact with Botman’s agent last month about a possible future transfer, with Inter Milan and Ajax also believed to be interested.

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Jurgen Klopp’s side are without Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez for the foreseeable future after both players suffered serious knee injuries towards the front end of the 2020/21 campaign.

Botman has attracted rave reviews, with French media stating that the rising star ‘muzzled’ AC Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Europa League action – indeed, Botman mustered up a 7.1 match rating in a 3-0 win vs Milan, while Zlatan was withdrawn after an hour with a 6.4, via Whoscored. He has even been compared to Virgil van Dijk in terms of playing style.

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With this in mind, these supporters were hugely excited about the prospect of bringing the 6 foot 4 defender to Anfield, with many fans seemingly desperate to see the move happen sooner rather than later.