A number of Tottenham fans have been raving about Giovani Lo Celso after he made a key contribution for Spurs in their FA Cup clash this afternoon.
Jose Mourinho claimed after the game [via @jonathandveal] that the club will take up their option to sign the on-loan midfielder permanently and the 23-year-old Argentina international did his case for a full-time deal no harm against Southampton today. He claimed an assist after playing the pass from which Heung-min Son opened the scoring on 58 minutes before the Saints equalised to force a replay (as per BBC).
Lo Celso’s 75% passing accuracy was the joint-second highest among Tottenham’s side at St Mary’s and he also completed four dribbles as well as being Spurs’ most-fouled player, winning four free kicks for the visitors (as per WhoScored). As noted by Alasdair Gold of Football London, he also had the ball in the Saints’ net in the first half, only for the goal to be chalked off by VAR as Son was offside ahead of him.
Following his impressive afternoon, these Tottenham fans took to Twitter to show their appreciation for the midfielder:
Wow, wow, wow. Lo Celso is bloody brilliant. #THFC
— Michael Bridge (@MichaelBridge_) January 25, 2020
Lo Celso needs to be made permanent, been our best player by a mile #COYS
— Amy (@Amy35350043) January 25, 2020
Surely we’re going to to sign Lo Celso permanently? The guy is class. https://t.co/fGfjdrL9VO
— Danny Boy (@DannyBoy_COYS) January 25, 2020
https://twitter.com/MaxTHFC_/status/1221122977389039620
https://twitter.com/HarryHotspurWHL/status/1221122964571201536
Get LoCelso signed up now Levy!!!! This lad is class. He and Tanganga have been the stand out players over the past few weeks. #COYS #THFC
— FRANKly, my dear, ……. (@BenHotspur) January 25, 2020
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