Sources: Lo Celso close to joining Spurs
Tottenham are closing in on the signing of Giovani Lo Celso after agreeing a fee of £65 million with Spanish club Real Betis for the Argentina international, sources have told ESPN FC.
The 25-year-old midfielder, one of Mauricio Pochettino’s priorities this summer, is in London and is expected to pass a medical on Thursday morning before signing a five-year contract.
PSG will receive £6m from the transfer fee after agreeing a clause with Betis when they sold Lo Celso last summer for £18m.
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The midfielder impressed in La Liga last season under Betis head coach Quique Setien, earning a starting spot in the Argentina side.
Lo Celso has had many conversations with fellow countryman Pochettino throughout the summer and was determined to join Spurs.
Juventus forward Paulo Dybala‘s proposed move to White Hart Lane is off after the player and his representatives failed to agree terms with the Premier League club, sources have told ESPN FC.
Spurs agreed a fee of £60m with Juve for the transfer of the Argentina international but agreeing personal terms with the player and his agents complicated the move, due mostly to an image rights issue.
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