Tottenham striker Alejo Velez. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images)
Tottenham striker Alejo Velez has been urged to make a January move to Leicester City to learn from veteran star Jamie Vardy.
Velez joined Tottenham from Rosario Central for £13m BBC Sport) in the summer of 2023.
But since then, he has scored just one goal in eight first-team appearances and is currently on loan at Spanish club Espanyol, where he has scored just four goals in 15 appearances in all competitions so far.
Velez has been struggling for playing time in recent weeks and Spurs may be monitoring the situation, considering calling him up in January and finding him a more fruitful opportunity.
Alejo Velez to Leicester?
Former Velez team-mate at Rosario Central and Argentine youth counterpart Facundo Buonanotti has enjoyed a productive loan spell at Leicester from Brighton, scoring four goals and two assists in 14 Premier League appearances so far.
During a recent interview with Argentinian newspaper Ole, Bonannotti urged Velez to end his stay with Espanyol and come to Leicester, where he can learn from Vardy who, at the age of 37, has six Premier League goals to his name this season.
“I would tell Tank Velez to come here and learn from Jamie Vardy,” Bonannotti said. TeamTalk).
“He's on loan, but now he's at Tottenham, so I think he knows that. During the time we were at Central, we formed a nice duo.”
Elsewhere, Spurs are the case It is currently linked With Ajax's young midfield prodigy Rayan Bonida, who scored two goals in two matches in the Dutch second division with the club's second team.
Following Sunday's 6-3 defeat to Liverpool, the Lilywhites travel to Nottingham Forest on Boxing Day looking to close the seven-point gap between them and the top four.
