Tottenham Hotspur forward Alejo Veliz has returned to his former club Rosario Central on a season-long loan deal.
The deal does not include an option or obligation to make the move permanent next summer, and is Veliz’s third loan since joining Spurs from the Argentine club in summer 2023 in a deal worth around £13million.
Veliz, 21, spent the second half the 2023-24 campaign on loan at Sevilla but managed just six starts.
He was more involved in a season-long spell at Espanyol last term, featuring 29 times and scoring four goals, including a hat-trick in the Copa del Rey win over San Tirso.
Tottenham’s issues with club-trained players would have made it difficult for new head coach Thomas Frank to register Veliz ahead of homegrown strikers Will Lankshear and Dane Scarlett in his Champions League squad for the coming season.
Veliz has made just eight appearances for Spurs, scoring his one and only goal in a 4-2 defeat to Brighton in December 2023.
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