On Wednesday, Estadio Deportivo reported Giovani Lo Celso wants to leave Tottenham Hotspur, after a total disagreement with those in charge at the north London club.
Marca presents Real Betis as an option for the Tottenham player as Nabil Fekir is set to join Al-Jazira for €6m.
Fekir currently earns €4m net per year and his exit will help the La Liga side lower their wage bill. Real Betis have identified the 28-year-old and Real Madrid’s Dani Ceballos as targets.
Manuel Pellegrini’s side are carrying out ‘double negotiations’ for Lo Celso and Ceballos. They will try to sign the Spaniard, even though their initial proposal hasn’t convinced Los Blancos.
Real Betis, in parallel, are ‘pushing’ to sign the Argentina international. He’s mainly seen as an alternative to Ceballos, but it’s possible for both to arrive, if the Andalusian club were to offload a few more players.
Over at AS, they state a deal for the Tottenham man is ‘more feasible’ than the Spaniard. Ceballos has three years left on his contract and Real Madrid want at least €20m to let him go. Real Betis won’t be able to meet their request even with Fekir’s sale.
Lo Celso, on the other hand, is in his final year of contract. In addition to this, he’s not part of Ange Postecoglou’s plans this season. This makes it ‘much easier’ for Real Betis to sign him over the Real Madrid midfielder.
Mucho Deporte also report the South American is not included in Spurs’ plans. This makes his arrival at Real Betis ‘more viable’, and they have already held talks with Lo Celso.
If Pellegrini’s side were to sign only one, they have to make a final choice soon between Lo Celso and Ceballos.