When Tottenham Hotspur sent Giovani Lo Celso on loan to Villarreal, the north London club was hopeful that the Argentine could head to The Yellow Submarine and raise his stock, which he has done.
Lo Celso played a part in Villarreal reaching the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League, so there’s interest for the midfielder beginning with the La Liga club.
According to transfer window specialist Fabrizio Romano, Tottenham wants around a €20-million fee to sell Lo Celso on a permanent deal this summer after his loan spell at Villarreal.
Romano adds that Villarreal is interested in the 26-year-old, with manager Unai Emery wanting him again; however, nothing has been agreed upon between clubs yet.
The Argentine midfielder made 22 appearances scoring one goal and one assist with Villarreal. Sevilla is reportedly another club in Spain looking to land Lo Celso, and with the working relationship with Tottenham, perhaps it’s a deal that can occur.
With respect for his hard work, Fabrizio is a little off here. 20m Euro (17m Sterling) is quite light, all factors considered.
Spurs will try to push that figure as close to 25m Sterling (29.4m Euro) as headroom will allow. Post Covid market notwithstanding. This is an age 26 starter on an Argentine Copa America-winning squad… who plays quite well in la Liga.
Thank goodness Paratici is answering the phone as point of contact instead of Levy. Invites more call volume as opposed to the occasional glutton for tedious boredom.
The Market has zero indicator. We pay through the nose and sell holding our breath. Yes, he needs a system. It cannot be a coincident he performed very well in the 433 system as the outside attacking mid, with the freedom in the national side alongside DePaul and Paredes to be one of the top midfield setup in world football.
So, if the Premier League is not going to spend $20m on a player that has experienced the league and need a system 433 to show his worth, yet they will go out and pay $35M on some guy in a subpar league, who need a year to settle in. We do not get the same return on out coming players to other league while we over pay for theirs. Take Ajax for example,they cannot afford a player over $20M and those are just facts. The economy don’t allow them to spend on players.
We will sell for more than the reported figure & it will probably be an undisclosed fee, so both sides, especially Villareal save face.
A top quality player like him goes for 30m+, even if we want to get him off the books.
He recently won the Copa America & was named MOTM in the Champs League Quarter Final against Bayern, you dont get that by luck.
But we will see, what we see.
20 million euros for a current Argentine international (and regular first-teamer for his national side) is ludicrous. He was valued at 45 million POUNDS by Transfermarkt in 2019, and everyone bar HH agrees that that’s what we paid; he’s still only 26, and he impressed at Villareal, so why would we take less than the going rate for a half-decent Championship player? We paid £10 million for Clarke, and sold Wimmer for £18 million FFS!
Fabrizio Romano is genuinely one of the most reliable sources out there, nevertheless 20 million euros seems decidedly low for Lo Celso after his exploits in the CL and I would be quite surprised if Levy sanctioned such a deal, especially as there is likely to be more than one suitor in La Liga for Lo Celso’s services.
However, I acknowledge that future escalator/performance clauses and a healthy sell-on fee might sweeten the pot sufficiently to allow Levy to accept a lower than expected stated sale price. Either way, Lo Celso needs to be shipped out, so whatever the market dictates is the price we ultimately should accept.