Liverpool fans euphoric over Sven Botman links

Liverpool have been linked with Lille centre-back Sven Botman this week by Foot Mercato and it has certainly had many Kopites talking.

The 20-year-old has been tipped to be the man to solve the Reds ongoing defensive injury crisis which has seen Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez ruled out for the majority of the season.

Botman only arrived at the Ligue 1 club in the summer from Dutch giants Ajax and has impressed in his 16 domestic appearances to date. Lille have conceded the fewest goals in the French top flight and the Dutchman has more than played his part in that impressive feat.

The impending financial crisis in French football means that Lille may be forced to sell their prized assets – potentially at less than their perceived value.

These Reds fans have got wind of the speculation and have reacted with glee, with one fan viewing Botman as a “Virgil successor” in reference to his Dutch centre-back colleague at Anfield…

Twitter: @LFCTransferRoom @GFFN Would take this fella. Tall, Left Sided and still very young. Solid and no doubtedly would improve under JK. (@JayWils2)

Twitter: @NeilGillman @LFCTransferRoom @GFFN He’s a wall. By far the best CB of the league this season. But these are fake n… https://t.co/SVHx2Syptb (@_wilhelm_scream)

Twitter: @LFCTransferRoom @GFFN Young and talented.Maybe he can Virgil successor at team. https://t.co/wINJ7aN8rz (@Anggara16126514)

Twitter: Now this is what I wanted to hear https://t.co/qPFaEJuRjw (@futebolbaseroom)

Twitter: Heard nothing but good things about this lad. Ticks all the boxes for us. Too good to be true? @JoshCBurke93… https://t.co/pCBCE9FZfv (@BornThwippy)