[오피셜] Lo Celso, Villarreal ‘release’… Full transfer option not included

[골닷컴] Reporter Dong-Hoon Kang = Midfielder Giovanni Lo Celso (26) from Tottenham Hotspur, a professional football team in England, transferred to Villarreal (Spain) on loan. Previously, he spent five months on loan at Villarreal during the winter transfer window in January, but this time he played on loan for one season.

Villarreal said on the club’s official website on the 15th (Korean time), “Tottenham and Lo Celso have reached an agreement on a loan agreement.” officially announced.

According to a number of media outlets, including European football transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano, a full transfer option was not included. In addition, Tottenham may terminate the loan contract in the winter transfer window next January if there is a club that wants to sign Lo Celso completely.

Earlier in January, during the winter transfer window, Lo Celso left Tottenham and transferred to Villarreal on loan for the rest of the season. When Antonio Conte (53, Italy) took over as manager and was completely pushed out of the competition for the starting lineup, he expressed dissatisfaction and left in search of an opportunity to play.

Lo Celso wearing a Villarreal jersey has changed 180 degrees. His sluggish appearance at Tottenham is nowhere to be found, and he has had a huge impact every time he played, leading to victories. Appearing in 21 official matches and scoring only one goal and one assist, he boasted organic chemistry with his teammates and performed the assigned role perfectly. In particular, he took the lead in advancing to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League.

In the midst of such an active role, Unai Emery (50, Spain) wanted to continue with him. Lo Celso also hoped to stay, and their needs met. However, due to financial problems, Villarreal could not pay the transfer fee requested by Tottenham Hotspur, so negotiations were ultimately broken.

Eventually, Lo Celso returned to Tottenham at the end of last month. He immediately participated in pre-season training, but was excluded from the Korean tour roster. He also missed the ensuing friendly between the Rangers (Scotland) and AS Roma (Italy) and was not included in the Premier League opening roster. He was even kicked out of team training and was completely turned away from coach Conte.

In the midst of this, Villarreal recently raised funds by disposing of an out-of-pocket player and started signing again. Lo Celso also wanted to leave Tottenham as soon as possible as soon as he received the notice of release, so negotiations went smoothly, and a loan transfer was eventually concluded.

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