- Tottenham have accomplished the signing of a 17-year-old Irish ahead
- He joins the membership simply 24 hours after Mathys Tel arrived from Bayern Munich
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Tottenham have accomplished a deal for St Patrick’s Athletic striker Mason Melia.
Melia, 17, turns into the second teenager to signal for Spurs within the house of 24 hours after they finalised a mortgage transfer for Bayern Munich’s Mathys Tel on deadline day.
St Patrick’s – who play within the League of Eire – confirmed the switch on Tuesday night, as they revealed Melia will likely be becoming a member of Tottenham for a document charge for an Irish top-flight participant.
A membership assertion learn: ‘St Patrick’s Athletic can affirm we now have agreed the switch of Mason Melia to Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed charge, which is a document switch charge for a League of Eire participant.
‘Mason, who turns 18 in September, will stay at Richmond Park for the 2025 League of Eire season, and can transfer to Tottenham on January 1st 2026.’
Melia holds numerous data at St Patrick’s, having turn into their youngest ever league starter on the age of 15 in 2023.
Tottenham have agreed a deal for Mason Melia (pictured) and he’ll be part of the membership subsequent January
Melia has agreed to hitch Tottenham simply 24 hours after Mathys Tel signed on mortgage from Bayern
Ange Postecoglou has put his religion in numerous younger stars at Tottenham this season
He’s additionally the youngest goalscorer in St Patrick’s and the League of Eire’s historical past after netting a number of instances earlier than his sixteenth birthday.
His present document at St Patrick’s stands at 10 objectives in 54 senior appearances.
He has additionally performed for Republic of Eire Beneath-17s, and earned his first Beneath-21 call-up in October.
Melia won’t arrive in north London for an additional 11 months, however it’s one other signal that Spurs are intent on constructing a facet for the long-term future.
Ange Postecoglou has already put his religion in youngsters akin to Archie Grey, Lucas Bergvall and Mikey Moore this season, whereas 19-year-old Oyindamola Ajayi got here off the bench to attain his first senior aim in a 3-0 win towards Elfsborg final week.
Melia is the fourth signing of the winter window for Spurs, becoming a member of Tel, goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky and centre again Kevin Danso.
