Spurs waiting for Fekir to sign and holiday to finish before Lo Celso signs

Spurs waiting on Fekir to sign and holiday to finish before Lo Celso signs

Giovani Lo Celso waiting to join Spurs

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Right onto the situation of Giovano Lo Celso.

Real Betis are negotiating the transfer of Lyon midfielder Nabil Fekir, who has one year left on his contract and deemed to rich by most clubs at €30m (£26.93m - $33.86m).

When that is completed and he returns from holiday in a week, then the transfer will go ahead. There isn't a rush as he can't start training until his holiday anyway.

Now Betis cannot afford the €28m (£25.14m - $31.60n) release clause of the striker they want, Borja Inglesias from fellow LaLiga side RCD Espanyol so how are they managing to negotiate a transfer with money they don't have?

Answer, because the deal for Giovani Lo Celso was agreed with Spurs BEFORE the Copa America and Betis do not want that information leaked so they can negotiate the purchase of a replacement without the selling club knowing they have money to spend.

It was exactly the same with Tanguy Ndombélé and Lyon, that transfer fee was agreed right after the international break and the press fed false stories so Lyon could line up a replacement.

I fail to understand why some fans can't accept a simple fact of life, that clubs line up replacements BEFORE they release players generally. That is a simple reality.

I first released Lo Celso's transfer fee on 4 July (2 weeks ago) and again yesterday while Alisdair Gold and the press are trying to tell you no fee has been agreed yet. Here's the article below:

Tottenham Transfer talk including Lo Celso

The same thing happened with Tanguy Ndombélé, while the press were telling you negotiations were going on I had already released the fee on 26 June and was proved to be spot on.

£55.54m + add-ons and Pochettino Chat

I have also already released the fee agreed for Ryan Sessegnon and his brother Steven.