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There has been conflicting news over Giovani Lo Celso and the injury the Tottenham Hotspur star picked up while playing for Argentina this week.

The 23-year-old, who signed on loan for Spurs from Real Betis this summer with an option for the club to make the move permanent, picked up a groin injury against Chile and had to be replaced just 53 minutes into the friendly in Los Angeles on Thursday night.

Lo Celso dampened fears over his injury after the game, telling the media: "My problem was only a blow, it is not something to worry about."

However, this weekend a couple of reports in Argentina have stated that the midfielder has returned back to Tottenham to have treatment on the injury and will miss this week's friendly against Mexico in Texas.

There was some confusion though as the Argentinean FA's official Twitter feed showed Lo Celso on Saturday in Los Angeles in photos with the rest of the squad with the caption: "After practice, the players of Argentina signed autographs and pictures were taken with the fans."

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Later that night the Argentina squad flew to San Antonio for the second friendly and it could well be that the decision was made by manager Lionel Scaloni that evening to allow Lo Celso to return to England as it would make sense rather than risk further injury in a friendly.

Spurs' next match is on September 14 against Crystal Palace, followed by the Champions League tie at Olympiacos on September 18.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino will be hoping that Lo Celso, who he described as "an incredible boy" this week is fit for the coming matches and if he has been removed from the squad to take on Mexico that it was purely precautionary.