TyC Sports reporter Cesar Luis Merlo has now revealed that Tottenham Hotspur have now struck a full agreement with Rosaria Central over the signing of Alejo Veliz.
Veliz is considered by many as the best young number nine in Argentine football and the 19-year-old is expected to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero by becoming a key part of the Albiceleste set-up in the years to eat.
The teenager was first mooted as a target for Spurs just a couple of days ago, and it now seems like the North Londoners have already wrapped up a deal for the starlet.
Merlo has taken to social media to assert that the operation to take Veliz to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has now been signed off on.
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The journalist revealed that the Premier League side will pay an initial fee of $17m (£14.6m) plus a further $6m (£5.1m) in add-ons, with Rosario Central also getting 10 per cent of the player’s future sale.
Merlo added that the young centre-forward is expected to travel to London over the next few days to sign a five-year contract with Spurs.
🚨[EXCLUSIVO] Alejo Véliz es nuevo refuerzo del Tottenham Hotspur: la operación está firmada con Rosario Central.
*️⃣El futbolista se marca a cambio de u$s 17M más 6M en bonos y el 10% de una futura venta. En los próximos días, viajará para firmar por 5 años. #TratoHecho pic.twitter.com/wjDNh4KoSO— César Luis Merlo (@CLMerlo) August 3, 2023
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Interestingly, Merlo has not mentioned anything about Veliz being loaned back to Rosario until the end of this year. I believe it will be in Tottenham’s interest to loan the youngster back to his boyhood club as the 19-year-old needs to continue playing regularly.