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Veliz signs from Rosario Central | Tottenham Hotspur
We are delighted to announce the signing of Alejo Veliz from Rosario Central, subject to international clearance and work permit.
We are delighted to announce the signing of Alejo Veliz from Rosario Central, subject to international clearance and work permit.
The centre-forward has agreed a deal with the Club that will run until 2029, and will wear the number 36 shirt.
Alejo Veliz has signed a contract with the Club which will run until 2029
Born in Gödeken, Argentina, Alejo joined Rosario at Under-20 level and progressed to make his first team debut in July, 2021. The 19-year-old attacker made a total of 62 appearances for the Primera Division side in all competitions, scoring 19 times.
On the international stage, Alejo featured for Argentina at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup and Under-20 South American Championship earlier this year. He has scored three goals in nine appearances at that level to date.
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Rosario Central break down the exact transfer deal Spurs agreed for Alejo Veliz
The Tottenham Hotspur youngster signed for the club this month in a deal that the Argentinean have now made public
Spurs will pay the Argentine side $16.7million (£13.18million) and the transfer could also be worth a further $6.4million (£5million) in add-ons. Those will be paid incrementally for every 15 matches the teenage striker appears in across any competitions.
On top of that, Rosario will also have a 10% sell-on clause from any future transfer for Veliz out of Tottenham.
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There was a rather stupid 'story' doing the rounds last night that the kid is "willing to stay and fight for his place".
Completely ignoring the fact that Ange said quite clearly in a presser that he won't be involved initially because he's got to settle in and acclimatise to a whole new country and way of life, which is absolutely the right approach.
Completely ignoring the fact that Ange said quite clearly in a presser that he won't be involved initially because he's got to settle in and acclimatise to a whole new country and way of life, which is absolutely the right approach.
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Tottenham striker set for imminent exit after terms agreed
One Tottenham Hotspur attacker is heading out of the club in the coming days after the north London side agreed his departure
Alejo Veliz is set to depart Tottenham Hotspur on loan back to his former club Rosario Central.
football.london understands the 21-year-old is currently set to head back to Argentina on a straight loan that contains no option nor obligation to sign him permanently. It is expected to have an option to recall Veliz in the January transfer window should the loan not be going as planned or if another club wants to buy the striker.
Veliz was back in pre-season training with new head coach Thomas Frank and his staff this week, but he is not part of the Dane's plans for the coming season.
The young forward has made just eight appearances for Spurs since signing in 2023, scoring once, before being sent out on loans to La Liga to Sevilla and Espanyol, with varying degrees of success. He played just six times for the former in a half-season loan and got 29 appearances at the latter, scoring four times with a Copa del Rey hat-trick.
Tottenham's issues with club-trained numbers make it difficult to register Veliz in their European squad and he has struggled to break past homegrown strikers like Will Lankshear and Dane Scarlett at the club since his £13million move.
Now Veliz is set to head back to Rosario where he made his name, a club where he makes constant returns during his free time, including this summer, and both he and his former side have been keen on a reunion for the coming season. He will now play alongside Argentina legend Angel di Maria after his return to his boyhood club.