Barcelona asked the captain Sergi Roberto to essentially wait until August to see if they can register him or not. Roberto and his camp are not willing to wait until then to find out the answer, so he has one foot out the door at Barcelona.
The feeling at the club is that this could be his last season at the club, 18 years after he joined them as a 14-year-old. I can confirm that he is in talks with other clubs, including one in Europe, but we cannot reveal who for now. Roberto's deal seemed to be done a few weeks ago, but now it's impossible to say how things will end.
After the ties with Saudi Arabia in January, there has been little buzz around Takefusa Kubo. Their situation remains more or less the same as it was then in many ways. Kubo is happy at Real Sociedade, La Real has not received any contact from any interested club, nor have they received any offer for him.
I think that, from the player's point of view, he is not thinking about anything other than staying in Donostia-San Sebastian this summer. We reported on the interest in Mikel Merino and Robin Le Normand in recent days, so no doubt Real Sociedad will be pleased not to fight to keep Kubo as well.
Tottenham Hotspur will look to sell Giovani Lo Celso this summer as he is out of contract next year, and it is almost certain that he will leave the club. I am aware that he would be happy to return to the League this summer, and there are many clubs interested in doing so.
It is true that permanently linked Real Betis are an option for him, and they have been in contact recently, but they are not alone. It is also true that Aston Villa could also be a destination, because Unai Emery is there and worked well with Lo Celso in the past at Villarreal. Villa are very careful, but Lo Celso will have a lot of interest in the transfer market, there is no doubt.
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