Tottenham Hotspur attacker Alejo Veliz has been asked to move to Leicester City by Argentine attacking midfielder Facundo Buonanotte.
The player is currently on loan at Leicester and he has urged his compatriot to join the club as well. Meanwhile, Veliz is out on loan at Espanyol so that he can continue his development with regular football.
There have been rumours that Tottenham could bring him back to the club in January.
Buonanotte believes that he could learn a lot from Jamie Vardy if he joins the Foxes. Vardy is undoubtedly one of the best Premier League strikers of the modern era and Veliz could certainly benefit from playing alongside him.
“I would tell Tanque [Alejo] Véliz to come here to learn from Jamie Vardy. He is on loan but now he is at Tottenham, so I think he knows about this. During the time we were at Central we made a nice duo,” he said via Ole.
The 21-year-old striker is highly rated at Tottenham and he is expected to develop into an important first-team player in future. He has done reasonably well on loan at Espanyol and he is gaining valuable first-team experience with them.
Spanish football expert Graham Hunter once described Veliz as: “Raw, raw as a farm boy – partially because he is a country boy, but they have an exciting footballer.”
Meanwhile, Buonanotte played alongside Veliz during their time together at Rosario Central, and he is keen on a reunion with his former teammate and compatriot. Just like Veliz, Buonanotte is highly rated in Europe and South America. He is expected to develop a top-class player for Brighton in the near future. He is already competing at a high level for Leicester City and he is an important first-team player for them. It will be interesting to see if he can help them survive the relegation battle this season.
As for Veliz, he will look to continue his development at Espanyol and return to Tottenham as a better player next summer. He will certainly hope to force his way into Ange Postecoglou’s first-team plans.