Botman is rated at around £20m to £30m having only joined for £7m last summer.
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Daily Express claims the 21-year-old is a “stylistic fit” and Lille could be willing to do a deal given the financial problems engulfing Ligue 1.
Fabrizio Romano has also suggested that Liverpool might consider a move for a centre-back after the injuries to Matip and Fabinho.
Meanwhile, it seems increasingly likely that Georginio Wijnaldum will leave Liverpool during the summer.
And Fabrizio Romano believes Brighton’s Yves Bissouma and Lille’s Renato Sanches are the two main targets to replace the Dutchman.
ARSENAL MAN COULD MOVE ON
Nakamba Faces Bleak Future
THE twists and turns in the January transfer business at English Premiership football club Aston Villa could leave Zimbabwe international midfielder Marvelous Nakamba on the brink.
Nakamba, who celebrated his 27th birthday yesterday, has once again come under the spotlight following the talk about the possible arrival of Frenchman Morgan Sanson at the Birmingham side before the close of the January transfer window.
There has been concerns back home for Nakamba who has been deprived of game-time after falling down the pecking order at Villa this season.
As a result, the midfielder has played peripheral roles in the current campaign. Nakamba has featured just four times in the English Premier League, and even that has totalled 103 minutes of football with the season approaching the half-way mark.