{"id":22535,"date":"2026-07-29T05:53:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T05:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=22535"},"modified":"2026-07-29T05:53:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T05:53:41","slug":"tottenham-could-sign-their-next-alejo-veliz-gamble-for-just-5-9m-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=22535","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham could sign their next Alejo Veliz gamble for just \u00a35.9m this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-406800\">\n<div class=\"article-follow\">\n<div class=\"article-sharing google-follow\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> <span>Add as preferred source on Google<\/span>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Tottenham Hotspur will be interested in the latest developments at River Plate regarding Ian Subiabre after expressing an interest in the teenage starlet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spurs have shown with their acquisition of Souza in January (and previously Alejo Veliz) that they are keeping a close eye on the best emerging talents from South America.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"\/>\n<p>It was previously reported that Ian Subiabre is on Tottenham\u2019s radar, and some sources had even claimed Spurs are ready to accelerate their move for the Argentine winger.<\/p>\n<p>The Lilywhites were allegedly battling London rivals Chelsea for the 19-year-old, whose future is now up in the air following the latest developments at his club.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"808\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2266731295-1024x808.jpg\" alt=\"Tottenham target Ian Subiabre\" class=\"wp-image-406881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2266731295-1024x808.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2266731295-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2266731295-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2266731295-1536x1211.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2266731295-1140x899.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2266731295-750x591.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2266731295-scaled.jpg 1280w\"\/><\/div><figcaption title=\"BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - MARCH 15: Ian Subiabre of River Plate runs with the ball during a Torneo Apertura Mercado Libre 2026 match between River Plate and Sarmiento at Estadio M\u00e1s Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti on March 15, 2026 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Marcelo Endelli\/Getty Images)\">Photo by Marcelo Endelli\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-river-plate-ready-to-sell-tottenham-target-ian-subiabre-after-huge-fallout\">River Plate ready to sell Tottenham target Ian Subiabre after huge fallout<\/h2>\n<p>According to El Intransigente, the Tottenham target\u2019s relationship with River Plate has now completely broken down over recent months.<\/p>\n<p>Subiabre has been asked to train away from the first-team squad since the start of this month, and his days at the club are now numbered.<\/p>\n<p>This was after the youngster took part in an \u2018intercountry\u2019 tournament despite being under contract with River, which did not go down well with the Argentine club\u2019s hierarchy.<\/p>\n<p>The club have decided to part ways with the winger, whose representatives are now working to find him a new team.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mls-club-are-advancing-over-a-deal-for-subiabre\">MLS club are advancing over a deal for Subiabre<\/h2>\n<p>El Intransigente say that Major League Soccer side DC United have now begun talks with River Plate over a deal for the 19-year-old winger.<\/p>\n<p>River are demanding \u20ac6.8m (\u00a35.9m) to sanction the sale of the academy graduate, with the player willing to move to the United States to continue his career.<\/p>\n<p>Danish side Midtjylland have also shown \u2018concrete interest\u2019 in Subiabre, but a move to Denmark does not appeal to the Argentina U20 international.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/subscribe\/\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-feedback\">\n<div class=\"info\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\"> <path fill=\"#EC1B23\" d=\"M27.167 5.194c.261-.124.444-.325.75-.403-1.331-1.581-3.131-2.651-5.114-3.196-1.88-.517-4.161-.765-6.074-.262-1.756.461-3.144 1.672-4.802 2.352-2.104.862-4.426.657-6.531-.104.48 4.57.969 9.13 1.498 13.651 1.279.743 2.629.96 4.079.712 1.594-.273 3.005-1.037 4.47-1.677 1.684-.737 3.42-1.106 5.263-.953 2.008.167 3.886.889 5.715 1.689 1-1.933.535-4.317.117-6.342-.369-1.788-1.136-4.145.629-5.467.261-.124-.241.181 0 0z\"\/> <path d=\"M8.045 27.831c.098.865.627 3.145-.403 3.11-.497-.016-.622-.631-.692-1.325-.88-8.808-2.006-17.214-2.822-25.862-.043-.456-.205-1.421.519-1.44.665-.017.749 1.267.749 1.267s2.242 20.663 2.649 24.25z\"\/><\/svg> <span>Have something to tell us about this article?<\/span> <span><button class=\"button\" onclick=\"window.location.href=\" http:=\"\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Feedback\">Let us know<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add as preferred source on Google Tottenham Hotspur will be interested in the latest developments&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}