Tottenham Hotspur are set to send one of their young forwards out on loan in the hope of some regular first-team football.
Alejo Veliz‘s loan spell at Sevilla during the second half of last season did not go according to plan, with the striker only playing a total of 31 minutes of football during his time in Spain (TransferMarkt).
A report yesterday from Diario AS reporter Eduardo Burgos claimed that Southampton were in talks with Tottenham over a loan move to the Premier League newcomers.
It was quickly squashed when Sky Sports’ Michael Bridge took to X to reveal that his understanding was that reports linking the striker with the Saints were wide of the mark.
Alejo Veliz’s loan spell at Sevilla during the second half of last season did not go according to plan, with the striker only playing a total of 31 minutes of football during his time in Spain (TransferMarkt).
There has been a further development this morning with Matteo Moretto revealing on X that Veliz is close to a loan move to La Liga outfit Espanyol.
It now appears that Veliz will get a second chance to prove himself in the Spanish top flight after his loan move to Sevilla was nothing short of a disaster.
Veliz saw hardly any game time during the club’s tour of Japan and South Korea with Ange Postecoglou preferring academy graduate Will Lankshear ahead of him.
The Argentine U21 international joined Tottenham for a reported £13m fee from Rosario Central in the summer of 2023 (BBC).
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We have seen Bryan Gil head to Spain on loan on at least two occasions and return to Tottenham and still fail to be ready for the physicality of the Premier League.
A loan move to Southampton or another English club would have at least allowed the Argentine to see if he can cope with the demands, compared to the different style of play in Spain.
Given the waste of a loan at Sevilla, it would not be surprising if Tottenham have seeked assurances from Espanyol over his playing time.
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