Spurs transfer news: Tottenham swoop for Colombian teenager Juan Pablo Gonzalez Velasco
SPURS have signed another striker to aid their push for a Premier League title – from Brentford.
Juan Pablo Gonzalez Velasco – a 17-year-old forward – was briefly a free agent after the Championship club closed its academy.
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The Colombian starlet was on trial at Premier League rivals Burnley, after the unfortunate end to his spell in west London, and was attracting attention from Chelsea and Southampton.
But Mauricio Pochettino has won the race to land the teenager – who is unlikely to get a run in the first-team this season – despite forward Son Heung-Min looking close to a White Hart Lane exit.
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