According to a local radio station in Spain, Spurs ARE pursuing Giovani Lo Celso.
The quote is from an on air show, then Tweeted by the station, Ondecero.
Carlos Hidalgo: ‘The Tottenham offers about 68 million euros for Lo Celso, of which he @RealBetis would take 42 million (for the transfer rights of other teams)’
Again, this is in stark contrast to the line peddled by all the mainstream football press a few weeks ago, that the Lo Celso to Tottenham deal was dead.
Does this mean that Christian Eriksen’s ‘training alone in China’ story has a darker underbelly to it?
I think not.
Poch told the press himself in the last few days that the separation was to safeguard the recovery of the 27-year-old.
‘Christian is here because he expects to play, maybe Sunday against Juventus or against Manchester United. He had small, minor surgery after the final, similar to Ben Davies, and that is why today rather than training with the group, rather training alone and trying to avoid the risk and see if he’s available to play on Sunday.
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Could the Dane still leave Spurs?
Of course, however the Harry Hotspur blog understands that Eriksen’s departure may well not influence Lo Celso’s arrival.
Indeed, an ITK post earlier today, the suggestion is that Levy is doing his upmost to bring in the Argentine from Real Betis.
