Leicester loan star Facundo Buonanotte wants a Tottenham striker to join him so they can reignite their partnership.
The Argentine talent is himself on loan from Brighton but is keen for his former Rosario Central team-mate to move to the King Power.
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Currently, 21-year-old striker Alejo Veliz is on loan at Espanyol from Spurs but has only scored four goals in 15 appearances.
And only one of those goals came in LaLiga, where his team sat in the relegation zone with just four wins all season.
This form has led to rumors that his loan deal could be terminated.
Buonanotte believes his ex-teammate should move to Leicester on loan after playing 24 times with Rosario Central and once for the Argentina U20 team.
And he believes that one man in particular could help Veliz get his stalled career back on track.
“I would tell Tanque [Alejo] “Véliz comes here to learn from Jamie Vardy,” he told Ole.
“He’s on loan but he’s at Tottenham now so I think he knows about it. We formed a nice duo during our time at Central.”
Veliz moved to Tottenham in August 2023 in a deal worth around £13 million but has struggled to get playing time.
Last season he scored just one goal in the 4-2 defeat against Brighton and was also loaned out to Sevilla for six games following an injury layoff.
There he wore the number 10 shirt once worn by Diego Maradona, but was loaned to Espanyol in the summer to get his career back on track.
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Vardy could be just the man to help him given his impressive record in the Premier League.
From the start outside the league, the Englishman developed into one of the best strikers in the country thanks to his blistering pace and powerful finishing.
In total, he scored 142 Premier League goals with Leicester and helped them to their historic title win in 2015/16.
An underrated part of his game is also his ability to work with teammates.
He assisted 47 times in the top English league – one more than England captain Harry Kane.
Leicester are currently 17th in the Premier League and will be in a real battle to avoid the threat of relegation when they return.
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The club recently released Steve Cooper and replaced him with legendary Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.
This could be another tempting prospect for Veliz, especially with Buonanotte as a teammate.