{"id":625660,"date":"2023-07-27T14:12:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T18:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=625660"},"modified":"2023-07-27T14:12:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T18:12:09","slug":"ange-postecoglou-update-giovani-lo-celso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/27\/ange-postecoglou-update-giovani-lo-celso\/","title":{"rendered":"Ange Postecoglou Breaks Silence on \u00a355 Million \u2018Top\u2019 Star After 18 Month Absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has given a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/news\/postecoglou-lo-celso-bissouma-lewis-27400224\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">major update<\/a> on the future of midfielder Giovani Lo Celso amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/giovani-lo-celso-tottenham-napoli-transfer-b1095201.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a> that he is bound to leave the club for Serie A champions Napoli.<\/p>\n<h2>Ange Postecoglou Gives Update on Giovani Lo Celso Future<\/h2>\n<h3>Can Lo Celso Stay at Tottenham?<\/h3>\n<p>The Argentine midfielder spent the second half of the 2021\/22 season as well as the entire 2022\/23 campaign on loan at La Liga side Villarreal. He hasn&#8217;t played a single minute for his parent club in over 18 months. There is a feeling that he could be finally sold by the side in the summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/26\/joe-lewis-tottenham-insider-trading\/\" target=\"_self\">What Joe Lewis\u2019 Alleged Insider Trading Accusation Could Mean for Tottenham<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, Postecoglou has given an interesting update on his future as had this to say after Spurs&#8217; 5-1 win over the Lion City Sailors in the Tiger Cup final: &#8220;I\u2019m here mate you don\u2019t have to go all the way to Spain, just ask the question\u2026 I\u2019m really happy with Gio.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s been really good in training. You can see he\u2019s a quality player and I think the way we play suits him. I\u2019ve enjoyed working with him and I think he\u2019s enjoying himself in terms of the football we want to play and yeah it\u2019s going well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Where does Harry Kane rank among the best Premier league strikers of all time<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The BEST Strikers in Premier League History - Tier List\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V1kus9oZncs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>What Else Is Brewing at Spurs?<\/h3>\n<p>The manager&#8217;s interesting update indicates that the 27-year-old midfielder might actually stay at North London for the upcoming campaign and actively play a part in his plans. The Australian manager has already made some solid additions in the form of James Maddison from Leicester City, as well as a new goalkeeper in Guglielmo Vicario and a new winger in Manor Solomon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/25\/manchester-united-harry-kane-blow\/\" target=\"_self\">Harry Kane Keen to Join Bayern Munich in Summer Window<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Lilywhites are <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1683526923857608723?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly<\/a> pushing to sign a new centre-back in Bayer Leverkusen man Edmond Tapsoba and are also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/chelsea-fc-transfer-news-gallagher-caicedo-kudus-wahi-b1096326.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">linked<\/a> with a move for Chelsea star Conor Gallagher. However, it remains to be seen if they actually sign a new midfielder if Lo Celso stays. The Argentine midfielder, who arrived at the club <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2019\/aug\/07\/tottenham-agree-55m-fee-with-real-betis-for-giovani-lo-celso\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">for \u00a355 million<\/a> in 2019 and was called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superdeporte.es\/villarreal-cf\/2022\/02\/09\/rulli-gran-partido-real-madrid-62503019.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a &#8216;top player&#8217;<\/a> last year, has made 84 appearances for the team in his career, although his one was in January 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_624792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-624792\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-624792 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/49392043081_b9bc130adb_k-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Tottenham Hotspur stadium general view - Edmond Tapsoba\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/49392043081_b9bc130adb_k-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/49392043081_b9bc130adb_k-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/49392043081_b9bc130adb_k-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/49392043081_b9bc130adb_k-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/49392043081_b9bc130adb_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-624792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Hudson https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2ifB8BF CC BY-2.0 https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has given a major update on the future of midfielder Giovani Lo Celso amid reports that he is bound to leave the club for Serie A champions Napoli. Ange Postecoglou Gives Update on Giovani Lo Celso Future Can Lo Celso Stay at Tottenham? 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