Fabrizio Romano confirms Aston Villa are interested in Tottenham player
Fabrizio Romano says Aston Villa continue to hold an interest in Giovani Lo Celso, although the Tottenham man was never their number-one midfield target.
Lo Celso will leave Tottenham this summer
It is quite clear that Lo Celso is on his way out of Tottenham this summer, with the Argentine now into the final year of his deal at N17.
Reports from Spain continue to talk up the possibility of the 28-year-old returning to Real Betis, with the La Liga side said to be determined to re-sign the player this summer.
This information has been carried by several outlets, including ABC Sevilla (via Sport Witness), who claimed that Manuel Pellegrini’s men will fight until the end to get their man.
Meanwhile, some sources claimed last week that Tottenham had made an offer of around £20m plus Lo Celso for Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsey, which was turned down by the Midlands club (Matt Maher).
Aston Villa are interested in Lo Celso
However, Romano has now claimed that Unai Emery’s men remain attentive to the Tottenham man’s situation, even though they were first prioritising a move for Ross Barkley.
When asked about Lo Celso, the journalist told GiveMeSport: “There is interest also from other clubs around Europe, including Villa, because Unai Emery knows the player so well.
“But at the moment, the focus of Villa in that position is on Ross Barkley, who is expected to join the club from Luton Town, and then we will see if they will decide to enter into conversations for Lo Celso. At the moment, [there’s] still nothing advanced.”
Since these comments, Ross Barkley has indeed joined Villa from Luton Town, so it remains to be seen whether the Midlands club look to make a move for Lo Celso next.
Spurs Web Opinion
Even though Lo Celso knows Emery well, I doubt the Spurs star would want to risk moving to Villa Park and warming the bench.
I suspect he would prefer a return to Real Betis and would push Tottenham to reach an agreement with the La Liga outfit.
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