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da bet7： Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Real Betis midfielder Giovani Lo Celso this summer, per the London Evening Standard.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side have not signed a player since January 2018, when they secured Lucas Moura from PSG.
This summer, though, they seem set to invest in their squad, with the Standard claiming that Lo Celso and Tanguy Ndombele of Lyon are both targets.
The former scored 16 goals in 2018-19 from midfield but he has an £88million release clause and the report claims that Betis will not sell him for a lower amount.
However, BBC have since reported that the Lilywhites have opened the bidding at £53m, so should Spurs splash the cash? How high should they go? Football FanCast’s writers give their verdicts on the Lo Celso saga below!
Billy Meyers
“Lo Celso is a player of real quality and is definitely worth a fee in the region of the £53m that Spurs have already offered. However, if Real Betis want closer to his £88m release clause, Tottenham should forget it. A lot of positions need strengthening this summer, so Pochettino shouldn’t put all of his eggs in this one basket.”
Matt Dawson
“I’m personally a big fan of Lo Celso and he’d be a wonderful addition to Spurs’ side. If they’re willing to meet his £88m release clause, which I very much doubt, then it would be a remarkable signing. His goals record this season speaks for itself and he’d be a dream replacement for Eriksen should he depart this summer. At 23 years of age, the Argentine still has his best years ahead of him. It would be a tremendous capture.”
Ben Goodwin
“It really depends how much money Daniel Levy has set aside for this summer because there’s no question that Lo Celso would walk into Tottenham’s starting XI. The young midfielder is a clever passer, press resistant, reads the game well, shields his defence and pops up with loads of goals. However, the Lilywhites need a new right-back and a deputy for Harry Kane so he doesn’t have to play so many matches, so £88m may simply be too much for a 23-year-old unproven in the Premier League.”