Giovani Lo Celso has 3 clubs on tenterhooks as he ponders his next move. The midfielder will be able to leave Tottenham, as Aston Villa, Real Betis and AS Roma are interested in taking him out of Ange Postecoglou’s hands.
Lo Celso is considered surplus through Postecoglou and, with less than a year left on his contract with Spurs, the 28-year-old has spent this summer in the storefront.
Argentina’s Copa America triumph kept Lo Celso busy until mid-July, but in north London it was clear that the player’s long career lay elsewhere.
Betis and Villa showed interest weeks ago, but opted not to move forward until they knew Lo Celso’s intentions. Express Sport understands that Roma were late in the transfer race, but would be interested in signing former Paris Saint-Germain star Paulo Dybala for the Saudi Pro League.
Dybala has a lucrative proposal from Al-Qadsiah and the pending resolution may simply be the domino that Postecoglou wants to fall from so that Lo Celso gives the green light to Roma.
More movement opportunities may come before the summer deadline and Lo Celso is willing to compare them before committing to a club.
Charlotte FC of the MLS has also inquired about Lo Celso, but the player prefers to sign for a European club. José Mourinho’s Fenerbahce are not in the race at the moment.
Lo Celso arrived in Europe through PSG, spent three years in France before being part of a family call-up thanks to a successful loan with Betis. The attacking midfielder has scored 11 goals in 108 games for Spurs since signing him in 2019. Spurs shelled out a whopping £55 million 4 years ago and are hoping to suffer a significant loss due to Lo Celso’s contract situation.
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Postecoglou’s squad is full of midfielders, as Yves Bissouma, Pape Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur and James Maddison have joined through new signings Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray since the start of the summer window.
The dismissal of the Tottenham midfielder has seen the departure of Tanguy Ndombele and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from the club, while Oliver Skipp’s move to Leicester City has been shown today (Monday), hours before Spurs’ Premier League crusade against the Foxes begins.
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