Tottenham have signed Argentina midfielder Giovani Lo Celso from Real Betis on a season-long loan on Deadline Day.
Spurs have an option to sign the 23-year-old, who had been intent on sealing a move to north London to work under fellow Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, on a permanent deal.
Lo Celso only recently made his move to Betis permanent after spending the 2018/19 campaign on loan from Paris Saint-Germain, registering 16 goals and six assists in 46 appearances across all competitions last term.
“I’m a huge fan of Lo Celso. I watched him on the way up at Rosario Central. Wonderful left foot, beautiful picker of a pass. Can split tight defences.
“He went to PSG which I think was the wrong club for him. They really threw him in at the deep end. They expected him to play a deep role with plenty of defensive duties. That’s something he simply hadn’t been prepared for. So that didn’t work for him.
“But at Betis he’s done terrifically well. I think he’s too good a player to spend too long at Betis.
“You’d see him as a kind of Christian Eriksen replacement. But a lovely talent and a player who at Tottenham would fit into the historic identity of the club.”
