Global sports media "The Athletic" said on the 1st (Korea time) that "Tottenham has received an offer from Sevilla to loan striker Alejo Bellis." Since the transfer market of the English Premier League and Spain's La Liga will close at 8 a.m. on the 2nd, the proposal was made only at the "last minute" of the transfer market.
According to the media, Tottenham has to respond to Sevilla's offer by 11 p.m. local time (8 a.m. on June 2 in Korean time) in less than 24 hours. Seville has reportedly not included a complete transfer clause in its loan transfer.
Currently, Bellis is not a much needed resource for Tottenham. In January, Tottenham successfully strengthened its forward resources by signing striker Timo Werner on loan from Germany's RB Leipzig.
In addition, Werner's transfer to Tottenham includes a complete transfer clause, so coach Ange Postecoglou is expected to consider whether to hire Werner fully. According to Transfermarkt, a platform specializing in the soccer transfer market, Tottenham will pay 15 million to 20 million pounds (about 25.3 billion won to 33.8 billion won) to Leipzig by the end of the season with Werner's rent, and if they want to invoke the complete transfer clause for Werner, they can pay an additional 17 million to 18 million pounds (about 28.7 billion won to 30.4 billion won).
In addition, James Maddison, who had long been excluded from the team's roster due to an ankle injury in November, has recovered well and is boosting his performance. Maddison started in the 22nd round match of the 2023-2024 Premier League held on the 1st and played for 88 minutes.
Moreover, Son Heung-min, who is the captain and main gun of the team, will also return after the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup ends on October 10. Therefore, Bellis' chances to play in the match will inevitably decrease.
Bellis is a 20-year-old central striker who has been spotlighted for his 187-cm tall height and good footwork. He is from Argentina and has trained for CA Rosario Centralsa, a professional club in Rosario, Santa Fe. Rosario is the home of Lionel Messi, a representative Argentine soccer player, and Giovanni Roselso, who is currently with Tottenham, is also from Rosario. Notably, Roselso is also a senior at CA Rosario Central.
Bellis played for CA Rosario from 2021 to the summer of 2023, scoring 19 goals and two assists in 63 games, drawing the attention of European clubs.
Italy's prestigious AC Milan and Premier League's Nottingham Forest expressed interest in him, but he chose Tottenham. He arrived in Tottenham, filial piety to his former team as CA Rosario's highest transfer fee emitter at a price of 13 million pounds (about 21.9 billion won). The player who arrived with him at the time was Dutch center back Mickey Panderpen, whom Tottenham had identified as a key defender.
However, Bellis did not get a chance easily. His team already had Hisharl Rieson as the central striker, and Son Heung-min also successfully played the central striker role. Eventually, Bellis was able to take the mound as a member of Tottenham Hotspur in the sixth round after the opening of the Premier League. Bellis, who made his appearance public as a substitute in the 44th minute of the second half, only made his appearance known to fans as he played in the Under-21 (U-21) team.
Amid his intermittent first-team appearance, he scored his Premier League debut and first goal for Tottenham in the match against Brighton and Hove Albion, which he met in the 19th round of the Premier League. Bellis, who replaced winger Brennan Johnson in the 25th minute of the second half, succeeded in scoring a goal by finishing the pass of captain Son Heung-min with his right foot. Although the team lost 2-4, it was a moment when it was revealed that the 20-year-old had good potential.
However, Bellis suffered a knee injury in the 20th round of the league against AFC Bournemouth on the 1st of last month. He was substituted for Hisharlisson in the 37th minute of the second half, but he collapsed soon after complaining of pain. Reuters reported Bellis' injury on the 4th and said, "It will take several months to recover."
Sevilla currently has four central strikers. Youssef Ennesiri, one of the most important players among them, was a member of the Moroccan national team and was participating in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations until recently, but he lost 0-2 to South Africa on Saturday, putting his team in the round of 16 teams.
In addition, there are several competitors such as Isak Romero, who called up from the second-tier team, Mariano Díaz, who was brought in from Real Madrid as a free agent last summer, and Rafa Mir.
Attention is focusing on what judgment Postecoglou and Tottenham will make, who will check all these situations. Sevilla recently hired Erik Lamela and Brian Hill from Tottenham in a complete transfer or loan method.
BY: 메이저사이트