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£13m Tottenham player now spotted back training on grass after injury

Milo Clay

Mon 29 January 2024 9:45, UK

Tottenham Hotspur youngster Alejo Veliz has been spotted back on the grass after picking up an injury last month.

The Argentine was forced off in the 3-1 win over Bournemouth on New Year’s Eve after suffering a knee injury.

Ange Postecoglou initially confirmed that Alejo Veliz was facing a couple of months on the sidelines.

It was a cruel blow for Veliz as the injury came just three days after he netted his first-ever goal for the club at Brighton.

But the 20-year-old has taken to social media and is ramping up his recovery at Hotspur Way.

Veliz back on the grass at Tottenham after knee injury

Veliz took to on Sunday evening and posted a video of himself back on the grass in training.

The youngster can be spotted running up and down the training pitches at Hotspur Way.

It would seem that Veliz is yet to return to full training but the Argentine is stepping up his recovery. 

He was snapped up for from Rosario Central over the summer and has mainly been used as an option from the bench under Postecoglou. 

Veliz was just beginning to find his feet at Spurs after netting his first goal for the club and the injury couldn’t have come at a worse time for the youngster. 

Nevertheless, he could yet return ahead of schedule as he’s stepping up his recovery behind the scenes at the moment.

He will have added competition for a place in Postecoglou’s squad when he returns after the arrival of Timo Werner.

Dane Scarlett has also returned from a loan spell at Ipswich Town and got some minutes under his belt in the 1-0 FA Cup defeat to Man City on Friday. 

It remains unclear just how far Veliz is from returning to action. But Spurs have been boosted by the returns of Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and James Maddison over the past couple of weeks.