{"id":626124,"date":"2023-08-04T06:05:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T10:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=626124"},"modified":"2023-08-04T06:22:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T10:22:35","slug":"tottenham-hotspur-alejo-veliz-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/04\/tottenham-hotspur-alejo-veliz-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Will Join Spurs&#8217;: Journalist Reveals What Will Happen in &#8216;Next Few Days&#8217; With Ace Now Ready to Sign for Tottenham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fabrizio Romano has finally given Tottenham fans the signature &#8220;here we go!&#8221; tagline in their pursuit of a potential future star. The North London club have had a busy transfer window thanks to new coach Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s plan of rebuilding the side into trophy contenders.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_game_tile query=&#8221;soe\/tottenham_hotspur&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;350&#8243; show_granular=&#8221;yes&#8221; style=&#8221;fraction&#8221; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>While some of Postecoglou&#8217;s targets have been players who will start immediately for the team, the Greek-Australian coach&#8217;s efforts to purchase young and future talents have culminated with the signing of Argentine forward Alejo Veliz. A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1687226278917660672?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> by Romano confirmed the catch for Tottenham, and the player will likely be able to get registered just in time for the Premier League season.<\/p>\n<h2>Tottenham Now Set to Sign Alejo Veliz<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alejo V\u00e9liz 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 \ud83d\udea8\u26aa\ufe0f\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7<\/p>\n<p>Package worth around \u20ac15m plus add-ons to Rosario Central.<\/p>\n<p>Medical to take place in the next days. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jOAGVJb4iu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/jOAGVJb4iu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1687226278917660672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Not All Details Known in Newly Confirmed Signing<\/h3>\n<p>Veliz is still a teenager and will continue to develop his skills. That time will be spent at Tottenham, or on loan from them.<\/p>\n<p>Romano&#8217;s tweet reports that the Argentine will be signing a deal that will keep him with Spurs for a long while. Medical tests, which, if successfully completed, will be the final step in the transfer saga, are being set up within the next couple of days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/03\/tottenham-hotspur-micky-van-de-ven-2\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur Are in \u2018Final Stages\u2019 of Signing \u2018Extraordinary\u2019 Defender \u2013 Different Payment Terms Demanded<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Pricetag Not Extortionate<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a313 million will be the minimum fee that is coughed up for Veliz, but add-ons could make him cost more for Tottenham. Another part of the deal that was mentioned in a previous Romano <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1687043978384793600\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> was the possibility for the forward will stay with Rosario Central for six more months on loan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>How Ange Postecoglou Will Rebuild Tottenham Hotspur<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Postecoglu Will FIX Spurs - Tottenham&#039;s Line Up Next Season\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rrpUO0x37GA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>New-Look Tottenham Under Ange Postecoglou<\/h3>\n<p>Spurs are starting to look like a different team under their new coach. They are bolder in the transfer market and have handled internal matters strongly as well.<\/p>\n<p>Although the season ahead has promised itself to be difficult thanks to the accusations of insider trading brought against owner <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/26\/joe-lewis-tottenham-insider-trading\/\" target=\"_self\">Joe Lewis<\/a>, this Tottenham side offers the type of attitude to overcome these trials.<\/p>\n<p>Main image credit: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2msiM9j\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sarflondondunc, Flickr<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabrizio Romano has finally given Tottenham fans the signature &#8220;here we go!&#8221; tagline in their pursuit of a potential future star. The North London club have had a busy transfer window thanks to new coach Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s plan of rebuilding the side into trophy contenders. 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