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Giovani Lo Celso completes loan transfer to Villarreal as playmaker becomes FOURTH Spurs star to exit on deadline day
GIOVANI LO CELSO has become the FOURTH star to leave Tottenham on transfer deadline day.
The Argentine has joined Spanish outfit Villarreal on loan for the rest of the season, on Monday night.
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If the Argentine impresses on his return to the La Liga, Unai Emery's side will be able to exercise the option-to-buy clause that's set to be inserted into the deal.
The midfielder spent two seasons with Spurs after joining them in 2019 from Real Betis following a successful loan stint in North London.
Throughout his tenure with Spurs, the 25-year-old made 84 appearances in all competitions and hit the net eight times.
Nine of those appearances were in the Premier League this season.
French outfit Lyon were also in the race for Lo Celso, who they had identified as the ideal replacement for Bruno Guimaraes following his move to Newcastle.
But instead, Lyon have settled on Lo Celso's fellow ostracised Spurs team-mate Tanguy Ndombele.
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Ndombele will return to Lyon - who he left to join Spurs in 2019 - on loan until the end of the season for a fee of £1.25million.
And the Ligue 1 side will have the option to buy the French centre-midfielder when the loan finishes - but only if they're willing to fork out an incredulous £54million.
Spurs boss Antonio Conte's got no room for dead-weight in his squad - and he's also ousted Bryan Gil to Valencia on loan.
Gil failed to make an impact at White Hart Lane and he failed to register a single Prem start since joining the club last summer from Sevilla for £21m.
Deli Alli is set to be the next Spurs casualty before the transfer deadline.
Alli's said to be on his way to Everton to join the Toffees' new boss Frank Lampard on a free transfer, according to The Telegraph.
And once the 25-year-old ex-England star completes his medical he'll be unveiled as a Toffees player.
Although The Telegraph also claim that Everton will have to cough up £10m once Alli plays 20 games for the club.
But there's also been some fresh faces entering the foray at White Hart Lane to replace the dead-wood.
Conte's managed to bring in Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur from Juventus.
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Kulusevski joined on an initial 18-month loan from Juventus with an obligation to buy in summer 2023 for £29million.
The Swedish star's transfer was announced minutes after Bentancur completed his £20m switch from the Old Lady to the Lilywhites.
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