Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly keen on signing the Real Betis midfielder.
Terry Gibson was a guest on Sky Sports’ Transfer Talk podcast last night, and suggested that Giovani Lo Celso could prove to be an excellent signing for Tottenham, if Mauricio Pochettino manages to bring him to the club this summer.
Spurs had a £53 million bid rejected for the Argentine earlier this month, according to BBC Sport, with Real Betis thought to be holding out for more money – preferably his €100 million (£90 million) release clause.
Whether Tottenham are prepared to pay that much for the 23-year-old, however, remains to be seen.
Lo Celso was in fine form for Betis last season, racking up 16 goals and six assists in 46 appearances in all competitions, and those kind of figures would be invaluable to Spurs from midfield next term.
And Gibson urged Pochettino to play the Argentina international centrally, if Tottenham do in fact sign him this summer, when speaking during a guest appearance on Sky Sports’ Transfer Talk podcast last night:
“He would succeed in the Premier League because he’s a really good player. They found the perfect position for him. He’s a play-maker. I saw him play for Argentina and he played wide on the right in midfield. He was ineffective and looked like a fish out of water.”
Gibson went on to say:
“He has to be in a central midfield player. His attributes are going forward, he’s a good passer of the ball, he can take people on. He hasn’t got a lot of pace to run past people hence why he struggled in a right-wing position for Argentina. But if you get him in central midfield, he can find the pass. He’s a good dribbler and a genuinely top-class footballer.”
Lo Celso would be an incredibly exciting addition for Tottenham, but some common ground must surely be reached with regards to his transfer fee, if he is to make the switch to north London this summer.
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