Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday that summer signing Giovani Lo Celso is still "so far away from what expect" in terms of fitness after a busy summer.
The Spurs boss told a pre-match press conference that the club need to be patient with their new arrival who signed on deadline day from Real Betis on loan with an option to buy.
"I think Lo Celso is a situation that is not going to be easy. He was in extended holidays after the Copa America, he didn't have a proper pre-season and didn't train too much.