Newcastle target Sven Botman signing with Jesse Lingard on radar too

• January transfer window first under new owners
• Lille may be reluctant to sell mid-season

Newcastle have made the Lille centre-back Sven Botman a priority signing in the January transfer window with Manchester United’s Jesse Lingard also on Eddie Howe’s wishlist.

The upcoming transfer window will be Newcastle’s first under new ownership and they are in desperate need of reinforcements, sitting 19th in the table after one win in their first 16 games. They are, however, only three points from Watford above the relegation zone and Howe is confident of dragging the side out of trouble if the right players are signed.

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