Mourinho expects Lo Celso to complete permanent move to Tottenham Real Betis On loan from Real Betis

Jose Mourinho believes that Tottenham Hotspur will exercise their option to sign Giovani Lo Celso on a permanent basis.

The Argentinian midfielder joined Spurs on loan from Real Betis last summer and the Premier League club have the option to buy him now for 32 million euros or for 40 million in the summer.

"I imagine yes, I think it is something that comes from the summer," Mourinho told the press on Friday.

"There are some loans that they have the opportunity to be in control of the situation, like is happening with Gedson [Fernandes].

"There are some emergency loans and there are other loans where the objective is to be in control of the future of the player without any need of further negotiations.

"I think Giovani is going to stay with us."

Betis are expecting Tottenham to pay the 32 million euros for Lo Celso in January.

"I was certain that it was going to be like this; we thought that it was going to happen," Betis president Angel Haro told Andalucia TV.