Barcelona consider a move for Tottenham flop Giovani Lo Celso ‘viable’ as they look to add a creative midfielder to Xavi’s squad.
That’s according to AS, who say the ‘optimal relations’ between the two clubs could help facilitate a deal for the Argentine.
The newspaper explains that Xavi had dreamed of having Lionel Messi back in his team, playing the role of the creator and filling what he considers to be a hole in his midfield.
Signing the Portuguese midfielder from Manchester City would be difficult given the sums that would likely be involved but ‘it is possible’ to get Lo Celso from Tottenham as he has a much lower market price. Thus, any potential move is ‘viable’.
Relations between the two clubs are ‘optimal’ and that could facilitate a deal, with Xavi determined to add a creator to his midfield and Lo Celso fitting the profile.
Whether any transfer can be done quickly remains to be seen but the parts are there if Barcelona move, with Tottenham unlikely to be resistant to getting rid of a player who simply hasn’t worked out.
