{"id":16216,"date":"2022-04-25T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/04\/25\/newcastle-united-target-frankfurt-defender-as-sven-botman-alternative\/"},"modified":"2022-04-25T12:00:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T16:00:31","slug":"newcastle-united-target-frankfurt-defender-as-sven-botman-alternative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/04\/25\/newcastle-united-target-frankfurt-defender-as-sven-botman-alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle United target Frankfurt defender as Sven Botman alternative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Newcastle United have identified Eintracht Frankfurt centre-back Evan N\u2019Dicka as their latest defensive target following disappointment in the pursuit of Sven Botman.<\/p>\n<p>The Lille centre-back was seemingly the Magpies\u2019 first-choice option to revamp their defence, but the French side refused to part ways with him in January, and AC Milan have since beaten Eddie Howe\u2019s side to the punch when it comes to securing his services this summer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AC Milan have not changed their plan on Sven Botman: advanced deal and work in progress to reach full, total agreement with Lille. Botman\u2019s now waiting to join Milan. ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/transfers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#transfers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Milan will also proceed in talks with Divock Origi\u2019s agents in the next days. \u2935\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wYHR2Pcu8B\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/wYHR2Pcu8B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1517321046872973315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And, while Newcastle have been on an inspired run of form since the turn of the year, that has seen them consign the relegation zone to a distant memory and jump into the top half of the Premier League table, reinforcements this summer are still necessary, especially in defence.<\/p>\n<p>As such, N\u2019Dicka would be a shrewd option, with the French centre-back having just one year left to run on his contract in Germany and therefore being available on the cheap this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s board member for sport, Markus Kr\u00f6sche, recently hinted at the need to sell players before they departed as free agents, which will only strengthen the Magpies\u2019 hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If the players do not extend their contracts, the situation automatically arises that we have to sell\u2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/bulinews.com\/news\/12402\/ndicka-linked-with-newcastle-move\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">he revealed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is thought that a bid of around 25 million euros would be enough to see a deal go through should Eddie Howe decide that he is their man.<\/p>\n<h2>N\u2019Dicka in European action<\/h2>\n<p>And Howe and co. will have the perfect opportunity to see their rumoured target against Premier League opposition as West Ham and Eintracht Frankfurt clash in the semi-finals of the Europa League across the next fortnight.<\/p>\n<p>N\u2019Dicka will miss the first leg through suspension, after picking up a red card in the dying stages of their win over Barcelona, but will be eligible for the second leg and will be keen to impress.<\/p>\n<p>The Hammers go into the games looking to continue their hunt for their first European silverware since 1964-5, while the German side are looking for just their second trophy since the turn of the millennium.<\/p>\n<h3>Read more:<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/arsenal-take-advantage-of-manchester-uniteds-implosion-and-newcastle-excel-in-hot-or-not-matchday-33\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Arsenal take advantage of Manchester United\u2019s implosion and Newcastle excel in hot or not: Matchday 33<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/europa-league-betting-tips\/rb-leipzig-vs-rangers-betting-tips-uefa-europa-league-preview\/\" rel=\"v:url\">RB Leipzig vs Rangers betting tips: Europa League semi-final first leg preview, predictions and odds<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle United have identified Eintracht Frankfurt centre-back Evan N\u2019Dicka as their latest defensive target following disappointment in the pursuit of Sven Botman. The Lille centre-back was seemingly the Magpies\u2019 first-choice option to revamp their defence, but the French side refused to part ways with him in January, and AC Milan have since beaten Eddie Howe\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-16216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16216\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}