Tottenham Hotspur are working on deals to reduce the size of Thomas Frank’s squad and are close to offloading one young player.

Spurs players returned to Hotspur Way this week for pre-season training, giving Thomas Frank the chance to finally assess his new squad.

Several key decisions await the Danish head coach, who will need to decide whether he wants to keep, loan or sell certain players.

There is less than a fortnight now until their first pre-season match, and their transfer plans are starting to take shape, with a young striker heading for the exit door.

Tottenham agree loan deal for Alejo Veliz to join Rosario Central

Tottenham Hotspur and Rosario Central have reached an agreement in principle over a deal for Alejo Veliz to return to Argentina, according to TyC Sports.

The 21-year-old is expected to return to Argentina on loan, despite the North London club being intent on only accepting permanent offers.

The striker’s strong desire to only return to Rosario convinced the Lilywhites to accept a loan without an option to buy.

Racing Club, Boca Juniors and River Plate all showed some sort of interest in Veliz, but his heart was set on going back to the club he left back in 2023.

Tottenham paid £13m to sign Veliz, and since then, he has featured just eight times for the North London club, before twice being sent on loan.

Veliz, whose finishing was described as ‘phenomenal’, had loan spells at Sevilla and Espanyol, however, he failed to make much of an impact.

Erik Lamela and Ange Postecoglou were big fans of Alejo Veliz

Erik Lamela and Ange Postecoglou have both previously spoken very highly of Veliz, but he is yet to reach the potential he showed as a teenager.

Veliz and Lamela will have briefly crossed paths during the youngster’s loan spell at Sevilla, but never actually played together.

Lamela called Veliz ‘best of the best’ after it was announced that he would be returning to La Liga on loan, this time to join Espanyol.

Meanwhile, Postecoglou said Veliz had a ‘lot of talent’ just after he arrived at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Speaking after his arrival back in 2023, Postecoglou said: “With young Veliz, he’s one we identified and he’s got a lot of talent for a youngster.

“He’s got a great profile. He is a big guy, but he’s very mobile and he works hard. He’s already made an impact in the Argentine first division, and again good to have him in.”