Sven Botman has a real lightning start in Ligue 1. The Lille OSC center defender has been L’Équipe included in the ‘Team of Surprises’ of the highest French football division. Botman made a very strong impression in the first five league games he played on behalf of Lille. Partly because of this, they currently occupy second place in the ranking.

Botman, taken over from Ajax last summer, is a fixed value in the back line of Lille and the Dutchman missed less than a minute. les Dogues. The mandekker also received compliments from last week France Football, which is also impressed by the performance of Mitchel Bakker at Paris Saint-Germain: “Bakker adapted very quickly, but it is very special how quickly Botman has already got used to his new environment.”

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In the team with Ligue 1 surprises, Botman is flanked in the defense by Brandon Soppy (Stade Rennes), Facundo Medina (RC Lens) and Birger Meling (Olympique Nîmes). Jonas Omlin (Montpellier) has been chosen as goalkeeper. Ajax reported last week that Botman has been definitively sold to Lille, which initially brought him to France on a rental basis. The Amsterdam club adds eight million euros through the final deal.