Report: Club wants to sign ‘magnificent’ Tottenham player; Spurs said they want at least £20.5m

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Tottenham Hotspur have enjoyed a sensational summer on the transfer front, bringing in six new players.

Spurs are also looking to part company with players surplus to Antonio Conte’s requirements.

One Tottenham player linked with a move away from N17 is Giovani Lo Celso.

The Argentina international spent the second half of last season on loan at Villarreal, where he shone.

Villarreal want to sign the Tottenham ace permanently, but apparently they don’t quite have the funds just yet.

This has allowed other teams in, such as Fiorentina, who have reportedly been in talks with Spurs.

However, Lo Celso’s stock has risen significantly over the past few months, and Tottenham won’t let him go for cheap.

Italy’s Corriere dello Sport – via Sport Witness – has provided an update on the state of play.

Apparently, Spurs ‘very high’ valuation has been ‘made known to the Viola’.

Basically, at ‘under €24m (£20.5m), Lo Celso will not leave’.

Sport Witness also shared an update from La Nazione, relayed by Fiorentina.it.

This report claims Fiorentina are ‘aiming for a loan with the right of redemption fixed at €17m (£14.5m), which would rise to €20m (£17m) with bonuses’.

However, that doesn’t ‘warm’ Tottenham at the moment – Spurs are ‘determined’ to get a high price.

For Lo Celso, though, a ‘multi-year deal would be ready’.

This would him a ‘top-level engagement’ by the Italians’ standards.

Lo Celso is a “magnificent” player, and it looks as though there’s a lot of interest in his services.

Therefore, Tottenham are right to be tough in negotiations – he’s an asset that need not go cheap.