Tottenham midfielder Giovani Lo Celso was a target for Barcelona, but the deal didn’t happen as Ange Postecoglou made it clear he wanted the Argentine in his squad.
That’s according to Sport, who say that the midfielder was a ‘possible reinforcement’ for the Catalans throughout the summer transfer window.
The newspaper explains that Lo Celso will be remaining at Tottenham until the January transfer window, despite his future having been open this summer.
They state that Barcelona were keen on him as manager Xavi likes Lo Celso as a player and put him on his list of possible options to bolster his squad.
Spurs were unwilling to do any sort of deal that wasn’t a full transfer or a loan with a mandatory purchase and neither of those things were offered.
Tottenham also had to take Postecoglou into account and the Australian coach ‘is counting on him’ and wants to have him as part of his squad rotation this season. That made Spurs stance firmer and thus a move wasn’t done.
He remains a possible option for Barcelona for the future but for now his focus has to be on Tottenham, who weren’t willing to sanction a deal ‘without getting anything in return’.
