Catalan sports paper Sport claims that a deal with Tottenham on the transfer of Barcelona right wing attacker and Mexican international Giovani dos Santos (19) could be announced tomorrow.
Barcelona has closed a principal agreement with Tottenham. The English premier League club will pay a transfer fee of 8 million euro°, plus 3 million euro° variables depending upon the games played and the goals scored by Giovani and the performances of Tottenham. Inter Milan would have offerd a higher fee, but the player always has preferred to go to England (read more here).
The decisive meeting was held on Thursday in Barcelona between Barcelona sports director Txiki Begiristain and Pini Zahavi, the agent of Giovani, who is currently recovering from an ankle injury. Barcelona sports vice president Marc Ingla and Zahavi later met in London to discuss the last details.
Zizinho, the father of Giovani, said in an interview with Mexican sports paper Récord that a deal is close but that nothing has been signed yet: "It's an honour that important clubs like Tottenham are interested in Giovani. Although the negotiations are well-advanced, there's nothing official yet."
Giovani's father suggests that the presence of manager Juande Ramos at Tottenham played an important role in the talks: "The project that the manager has offered to Giovani is promising and ambitious and my son wants to become a great player in Tottenham and help the club grow. The decision to leave Barcelona is of course a risk, but given his qualities it could be the best option for him."
Madrid sports tabloid As had yesterday nevertheless a report saying that Tottenham manager Juande Ramos was not at all interested in Giovani, despite the pressures by Zahavi. The tabloid claims that the most likely destination of Giovani is Inter Milan, that would want to include the player in a deal on Barcelona midfielder Deco (30), hoping that a package deal could turn out to be cheaper.
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