Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement with Rosario Central for highly-rated striker Alejo Véliz, according to Fabrizio Romano.
The North Londoners reached an agreement with Rosario earlier on Thursday morning and despite interest from another club, have managed to get a deal over the line for the 19-year-old forward.
Véliz will move to Tottenham in a deal worth around €15m (£12.9m) plus add-ons and will undergo his medical with the Premier League side in the next few days.
Spurs agree deal for Alejo Véliz
The 6ft 2ins centre forward is only 19 but has scored 19 goals in 59 appearances for Rosario with 11 coming last season, and also impressed for his country during the recent Under-20 World Cup where he bagged three goals in four outings.
Romano wrote on Twitter/X: “Alejo Véliz to Tottenham, here we go! Talented 2003 striker will join Spurs on long term deal, verbally agreed in the morning despite interest from another top club
“Package worth around €15m plus add-ons to Rosario Central. Medical to take place in the next days.”
Nottingham Forest, AC Milan and Roma had all also been linked with a move for the striker, however, it is Tottenham who have made their move to secure his signature (The Sun)
Véliz will follow in the footsteps of Guglielmo Vicario, James Maddison and Manor Solomon in becoming Tottenham’s latest signing of the summer transfer window.
Italian side Torino have previously also had a bid in the region of £6million rejected by Rosario (London World).
SpursWeb Opinion
Spurs look to have bagged themselves one of the brightest talents in South America and will be hoping that Véliz can have a similar impact as to what Julian Alvarez has enjoyed at Manchester City.
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