Tottenham Hotspur are heavily linked with the Argentine.
It looks like Tottenham Hotspur won’t have an easy time luring Giovani Lo Celso to North London.
According to Diario de Sevilla, Tottenham saw a £53 million bid knocked back by Real Betis this weekend.
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino is said to be a big fan of the 23-year-old Argentine, but they might only have about 20 days in which to sign him.
Argentina kick off their Copa America campaign on June 15 and the Lilywhites don’t really want Lo Celso announcing himself on the world stage.
Betis, who want £80 million, do want him to shine on international duty, because it would propel his price-tag and spark a bidding war of sorts, but the North Londoners should do everything they can to make him a Tottenham player before the tournament gets underway.
It’s just going to be so much harder if the former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder – whose move to Betis was only made permanent last month – lights up Brazil in the same fashion as he’s been lighting up La Liga.
Nobody is saying that signing him will be easy, but the earlier it is, the better for Spurs.
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