Spurs considering cutting youngster's loan short | OneFootball

As per a recent report out of Spain, Tottenham Hotspur are considering cutting Alejo Veliz' season long loan at RCD Espanyol short this January, with the club already looking for new clubs to send the striker to the finish the 24/25 season.

Alejo Veliz to be recalled and sent on a different loan

It has been a difficult loan for Veliz to date, with just one La Liga goal in 756 minutes. His solitary goal was back on the 31st of August, a last minute winner against Rayo Vallecano. He did score a hat-trick in the Copa Del Rey, though that should be caveated by the non league opposition that they were playing against.

Although he was not scoring goals, the beginning of his loan spell did at least bring some consistent game time, with the forward often named in the starting XI. However, over the last couple of months, he has found those regular minutes harder to come by. He has only started one game in La Liga since the 19th of October, and has been an unused sub in four of their last six league games.

Mind you, this situation is not as bad as last season, where Veliz played 47 minutes of league action during a six month loan to Sevilla. It does feel like the club chose the loan destination a bit more wisely this time, and have been a bit unfortunate in the last couple of months. That too, and they appear to be proactive in terms of sending him elsewhere for the second half of the season.

He is not the only loanee that has been reported to be sent on another loan for the second half of the season, with the same said to be happening with Matthew Craig, after seeing game time incredibly limited of late during his spell at League One outfit Barnsley.

These six months do feel important for the forward, who found himself below Will Lankshear in the pecking order during pre-season, with the Englishman also two years junior. Without trying to be too harsh, it is probably hard to see a future for him in N17 should this potential new loan not go very well for the player.

It will be interesting to see if the next loan is another one in La Liga, perhaps a move abroad to another country, or a move in England - likely the Championship. In Spain, there is no language barrier, making it easier to settle, but if he wants to make it at Spurs - a loan over here, whilst learning the language, would be fairly useful you would feel. One to keep an eye on, for sure.