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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: John Wenham makes Pau Torres swap deal claim"
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author: "Will Seager"
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published: "2022-04-13T06:35:51Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: John Wenham makes Pau Torres swap deal claim

**Tottenham Hotspur insider John Wenham has claimed that Fabio Paratici could complete a swap deal with Villarreal for Pau Torres, with Giovani Lo Celso going the other way.**

### The Lowdown: Lo Celso impressing at Villarreal

After joining the La Liga outfit on loan in January, the 26-year-old has gone on to make a great impression with his new side, having been awarded [player of the match](https://twitter.com/Lilywhite_Rose/status/1511947346652901380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) in Villarreal’s shock 1-0 win against Bayern Munich in the Champions League last week.

As a result, a number of rumours have arisen [linking](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1512005076847837189) the Argentina international with a permanent move to the Spanish club.

This comes amid Spurs’ interest in Torres, after the north London club [failed in their pursuit](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1497137/Tottenham-Pau-Torres-Fabio-Paratici-deal-premier-league-transfer-news) of signing the centre-back last summer.

A recruitment source recently revealed to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/pau-torres-could-sign-for-tottenham-as-part-of-giovani-lo-celso-swap-deal-likely-says-expert/) that, once again, the 25-year-old is on Tottenham’s radar ahead of a potential summer swoop.

[Tottenham latest developments!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/tottenham-latest-news-copy/)

### The Latest: Wenham’s claim…

Wenham has suggested that Tottenham and Villarreal could come to an agreement over a swap deal for the two players.

Speaking with [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/pau-torres-could-sign-for-tottenham-as-part-of-giovani-lo-celso-swap-deal-likely-says-expert/), he claimed: *“I think Villarreal are likely to agree a deal for Lo Celso. They actually have several players who are of interest to Tottenham.*

*“There is no clause in that \[Lo Celso\] deal but Fabio Paratici likes a swap deal so I’m sure we could work something out there.*

*“There is previous interest in Pau Torres, he is someone who we have looked at before.*

*“Danjuma is in great form and they have a good young talent in Yeremi.* *That is definitely an option we could take.”*

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### The Verdict: Could be a great deal for Spurs

Given Torres’ label as the [long-term successor for Sergio Ramos at Real Madrid](https://www.whoscored.com/Articles/mPqC19PNRU2KeVoU47_4Yg/Show/Who-is-Pau-Torres-Ramos-heir-linked-with-Real-Madrid-and-Man-Utd), it is clear that his arrival at Hotspur Way would be an incredible piece of business for Paratici to pull off.

However, a swap deal between the pair seems unlikely given the differences in their respective transfer values. Torres has a current market value of [£45m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pau-torres/marktwertverlauf/spieler/399776), whereas Lo Celso is worth just [£19.8m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/giovani-lo-celso/marktwertverlauf/spieler/348795).

Therefore, unless Spurs are going to cough up a vast sum alongside the midfielder, the proposed swap deal does not appear feasible.

Either way, it appears that Lo Celso will sign a permanent deal with Villarreal ahead of next season, where he appears to be having a better time of things than [he did in north London](https://www.spurs-web.com/spurs-news/opinion-what-is-the-point-of-giovani-lo-celso-at-tottenham/).

***In other news: [Tottenham Hotspur: Paratici’s scouting mission to see Djed Spence](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/tottenham-hotspur-paraticis-scouting-mission-to-see-djed-spence/)***