Tottenham's Alejo Velis has revealed that Real Madrid have shown interest in him twice and that “only time will tell” whether he will remain with his current team.
Spurs signed Bellis from Rosario Central in the summer for £13m. He has had a few very good seasons for a young player, scoring six goals in Liga Pro in 2022 and 11 in 2023.
With Harry Kane joining Tottenham and joining Bayern Munich at the same time, the Argentine may have expected to play more regularly than he did in the first half of the season.
In fact, Bellis has only played eight games in the Premier League, each coming off the bench, with his longest on the pitch coming in the 4-2 defeat to Brighton, when he scored a devastating goal in the 20-20 loss to Brighton. It was a minute.
Tottenham clearly saw in him a very good player and still do, so they signed him.
However, they felt he had little chance this season, so they subsequently loaned the 20-year-old Velis to Sevilla, a La Liga team that is clearly still playing at a good level.
But before joining Tottenham, his future could have played out very differently.
In fact, Bellis admitted that Real Madrid were pursuing him before moving to north London, but he did not want to go.
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Velis has been wanted by Real Madrid twice.
“Yes, it was in the press and my agent told me a while ago about interest from Real Madrid, but nothing materialized,'' Velis said. as.
“It was during the South American U-20 Championship and I hadn't been in the first team for a long time, so I wanted to continue playing for Rosario. Even after the U-20 World Cup.
“But I'm a calm guy, I'm patient and I have a lot of faith in God. He will keep me focused on my path and do my best.”
The South American Under-20 Championship was held in January 2023, and the World Cup was held in May. In the latter, Velis scored three goals, but Argentina were eliminated in the round of 16.
As nothing came of Real's interest, Tottenham immediately allowed the attack and subsequently loaned the striker to Sevilla. satisfied with his “wish” Even though he hasn't played more than four minutes yet.
Bellis doesn't know what the future holds.
The striker has hinted that he is happy with his loan spell and it is unclear whether he will stay beyond this season. His first loan period is due to end in the summer and Bellis is unsure where he will end up.
“I don't know what's going to happen [in the summer]. If I stay here, time will tell. First of all, Sevilla and their fans should be happy with me, because I'm happy to be here and I hope that a lot of good things will happen,” Velis added.
Given the promise Bellis has shown, a permanent move seems very unlikely – if he performs well on loan, Tottenham will have a better chance of regaining minutes in north London next season. may judge.
If they don't get enough from him this season, they will loan him out again so he can continue his form while playing at a good level.
If that happens, Velis would be open to a return to Sevilla, but his performances this season will likely determine whether that is what they want.
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