EPL: Alejo Veliz confirms he’s moving to Tottenham

19-year-old highly-rated Rosario Central striker, Alejo Veliz has confirmed that he is moving to English club, Tottenham Hotspur.

Alejo Veliz who caught the eye during the recent U20 World Cup, would reportedly cost Spurs up to £12m.

Rosario were eager to keep the teenager on loan for the second phase of the Argentine Primera Division, which starts later this month and runs until mid-November, but he confirmed his imminent switch to north London during an interview with ESPN, after a chat with compatriot Giovani Lo Celso.

Veliz said;

“I just wait to sign my contract with Spurs, it’s imminent. I will say goodbye to the [Rosario] fans with formal message.

“I spoke with Gio Lo Celso and he told me that I will have his support”.

An imposing figure at over six feet tall, the 19-year-old scored 11 goals in 23 league games for Rosario last season.

The 19-year-old Rosario Central frontman is set to follow Guglielmo Vicario, James Maddison, Manor Solomon, and Ashley Phillips through the door, while a deal for Wolfsburg centre-back Micky van de Ven is expected to be finalised in the next 24 hours.

He is not considered a replacement for Harry Kane in any way and is more of a developmental player for Spurs.

Kane’s future continues to be up in the air after a supposed Friday deadline passed for Tottenham Chairman, Daniel Levy to agree his sale to Bayern Munich.

All options remain open for Kane though, with a move to Bayern still on the cards if the German giants up their bid significantly. But the 30-year-old could decide to sit and wait until he becomes a free agent next summer, and have his pick of clubs if he continues to decline the offer of a new deal that is still on the table.