Real Betis have re-signed Giovani Lo Celso from Tottenham Hotspur on a permanent transfer.
The Argentina international, who had one year left on his contract in north London, has rejoined Betis on a four-year contract through to 2028.
After 18 months on loan at Villarreal until the summer of 2023, the 28-year-old returned to the Spurs senior squad last season and made 24 appearances in all competitions but has now rejoined the Seville-based club, whom he helped reach the Europa League knockout stages and Copa del Rey semi-final stage in the 2018-19 season.
He was the ninth arrival of the summer transfer window at Betis, following the likes of Vitor Roque (on loan from Barcelona), Diego Llorente, Marc Roca (both Leeds United) and Ricardo Rodriguez (Wolfsburg) in joining the club.
Lo Celso, who previously played for Paris Saint-Germain, joined Tottenham from Betis initially on loan in 2019 before the move was made permanent a year later.
During his time in north London, he struggled to fully establish himself as a mainstay in the Tottenham first-team and often found himself in and out of the starting line-up.
He scored 11 goals and provided eight assists in 108 appearances for the club.
The Argentine midfielder had two loan spells at Villareal between 2022 and 2023 but has now returned to La Liga permanently with Betis for who he scored 16 goals and provided six assists in 45 games during 2018-19.
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