[인터풋볼] Reporter Daesik Kim = It seems that Giovanni Lo Celso wanted to leave Tottenham more than anyone else.
Villarreal announced on the club’s website on the 15th (herefollowing Korean time), “We have concluded a loan agreement with Tottenham Hotspur and Lo Celso. Lo Celso will play for Villarreal for the 2022-23 season. passed the medical test. We plan to hold a press conference with Villarreal manager Unai Emery.”
After the transfer, Lo Celso posted his feelings regarding the transfer through his personal SNS, saying, “People say they always return to a place where they were happy.” It may be a phrase that does not contain much meaning, but it is inevitable that Tottenham fans will be disappointed. Because there is room for interpretation that he was not happy at Tottenham.
In fact, Lo Celso rarely posted pictures of Tottenham on personal social media following it was not included in Antonio Conte’s plans. After that player left on loan to Villa Real, he worked very hard on social media. Lo Celso posted a picture of him smiling while training with Villarreal players on the 18th. It’s a 180-degree change from the Tottenham era.
In any case, from Tottenham’s point of view, Lo Celso should go on loan and show good performances. Tottenham granted Lo Celso on a loan, and inserted a clause that said the loan might be canceled if a full transfer offer came in the January transfer window. Either way, it is a calculation to earn a transfer fee.
The reason Tottenham are obsessed with the transfer fee is because Lo Celso has spent a lot of money. Tottenham paid €16 million in rent alone to bring Celso to the 2019-20 season. He paid another 32 million euros (regarding 42.8 billion won) to completely sign Lo Celso, who had shown stable appearance by coming on loan.
Although the player paid a total of 48 million euros (regarding 64.3 billion won), Lo Celso did not help the team at all. The worst signing in Tottenham’s history was Tanguy Ndombele for 60 million euros (regarding 80.3 billion won), but Lo Celso was also overshadowed by Ndombele, making him one of Tottenham’s worst signings. With a lot of money spent, Tottenham are trying to recover even a little bit of the transfer fee.
Photo = Lo Celso SNS
