Giovani Lo Celso has three clubs on tenterhooks while mulling over his next move. The midfielder will be allowed to leave Tottenham this summer with Aston Villa, Real Betis and AS Roma all interested in taking him off Ange Postecoglou's hands.
Lo Celso is deemed surplus to requirements by Postecoglou and, with less than a year to run on his Spurs contract, the 28-year-old has spent this summer in the shop window.
Argentina's Copa America triumph kept Lo Celso occupied until mid-July, but having returned to north London, it has again been made clear that the player's future lies elsewhere.
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Betis and Villa registered their interest weeks ago but opted not to take things further until learning of Lo Celso's intentions. Express Sport understands that Roma are latecomers to the transfer race but would be interested in signing the former Paris Saint-Germain star if Paulo Dybala heads to the Saudi Pro League.
Dybala has a lucrative proposal from Al-Qadsiah and the move going through could be the domino Postecoglou needs to fall in order for Lo Celso to give Roma the green light.
Further transfer opportunities could arrive before the summer transfer deadline and Lo Celso is keen to assess them before committing himself to one club.
MLS side Charlotte FC also enquired about Lo Celso but the player would rather join a European club. Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce are not in the running as things stand.
Lo Celso was brought to Europe by PSG, spending three years in France before becoming a household name thanks to a fruitful loan spell with Betis. The attacking midfielder has scored 11 goals in 108 games for Spurs since they snapped him up in 2019. Spurs forked out a whopping £55million four years ago and are expecting to take a significant loss due to Lo Celso's contract situation.
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Postecoglou's squad is brimming with midfielders as Yves Bissouma, Pape Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur and James Maddison have been joined by new signings Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray since the start of the summer window.
Tottenham's midfield clearout has seen Tanguy Ndombele and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg leave the club, while Oliver Skipp's move to Leicester City was confirmed today (Monday), hours before Spurs get their Premier League campaign underway against the Foxes.
