Newcastle United player Sven Botman and fashion stylist girlfriend announce exciting baby news

Newcastle United defender Sven Botman and his long-term girlfriend Chana Kesselaar have announced that they are expecting their first child together.

24-year-old Botman has been in a relationship with fashion stylist and illustrator Chana since 2016, and the pair will celebrate their 8 year anniversary in August of this year. 

The couple welcomed a dog into their family in October 2023, and uploaded many photos of the adorable puppy. 

Now, Botman and Chana are expecting their first child together, and made the announcement via social media platform, Instagram. 

In a joint post from both of their Instagram accounts, the couple shared images of themselves, where Chana’s baby bump is on display and Botman wraps his arms around her and the bump from behind. 

The Dutch couple tend to keep their relationship fairly private, only sharing things with their social media followers once in a while. 

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Although they have shared their exciting pregnancy news, they have kept information regarding the pregnancy such as the due date and gender for their baby under wraps for now. 

They simply captioned their announcement post with two emojis, which were a white heart and a teddy bear.

Botman’s fellow players commented on the post, with congratulatory messages and emojis, including; Matt Targett, Anthony Gordon, Bruno Guimarães, Loris Karius, Allan Saint-Maximin, Joelinton, Paul Dummett, and Joe Willock. 

Other well wishes to the couple came from fellow Newcastle United WAGS, Juliette Pastore (who is the girlfriend of Sandro Tonali) and Alexia Notto (who is the wife of Miguel Almiron), as well as co-owner of Newcastle United Mehdrad Ghodoussi.