After two difficult seasons in Europe, Alejo Veliz is delighted to be able to return to Rosaria Central on loan from Tottenham, for both personal and professional reasons.
Tottenham confirmed on Tuesday that Alejo Veliz had joined Rosaria Central on a loan deal with no permanent option.
We may not have seen the last of the Argentine striker in a Spurs shirt, particularly given that Tottenham have inserted a right to recall Veliz at the end of 2025.
The centre-forward will now look to get his career back on track at a club he knows well, following two chastening loan spells away at Sevilla and Espanyol.
Alejo Veliz is over the moon to return to Rosaria Central
Many Spurs fans were bewildered by Tottenham’s decision to loan Veliz back to Argentina, with some feeling that the signing now looks pointless.
However, the 21-year-old is over the moon to get a move back to his boyhood club, revealing that he got exactly what he wanted.
Veliz particularly stressed how happy he is to be back with his family, admitting that he found it hard being away from his loved ones.
The striker told Doble Amarilla about his return to Rosario: “I’m very happy; I got what I wanted, and I thank the club for what it did. I’m eager to arrive and be with the guys.
“(It) is also very special for my family because it’s very difficult to be away from your people. I have a one-year loan contract, and they’re going to take advantage of it to come to the pitch every time.”
Tottenham appear to have made a sympathetic decision
One suspects that Johan Lange and the Tottenham Hotspur decision-makers would have preferred to send Veliz on loan to a European club, as that would have been better for his development.
We already know that he can score goals in the Primera Division, and we may thus not learn much from how the striker does back at Rosario.
However, if the youngster was keen on returning to Rosario for personal reasons, Spurs may not have wanted to go against his wish.
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