{"id":6145,"date":"2025-02-04T21:58:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T22:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=6145"},"modified":"2025-02-04T23:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T23:00:09","slug":"tottenham-complete-record-breaking-deal-to-beat-arsenal-and-man-city-to-wonderkid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/04\/tottenham-complete-record-breaking-deal-to-beat-arsenal-and-man-city-to-wonderkid\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham complete record-breaking deal to beat Arsenal and Man City to wonderkid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mason Melia has earned a huge move from St Patrick’s Athletic (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tottenham<\/a> have agreed a deal to sign teenager Mason Melia from St Patrick’s Athletic in a record-breaking deal for a League of Ireland club.<\/p>\n

The 17-year-old will have to wait until his 18th birthday to join Spurs due to Brexit<\/a> rules, but will do so in January next year after turning 18 in September 2025.<\/p>\n

The Irish Examiner <\/a>report that the deal to take him to north London<\/a> is worth an initial \u00a31.6m with add-ons, which makes it a record sale for a League of Ireland team.<\/p>\n

Despite his very young age Melia has already made 54 appearances for St Pat’s, scoring 10 goals, and has been involved with the Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad.<\/p>\n

The Evening Standard<\/a> reported last year that he was attracting the attention of a range of Premier League clubs, including Arsenal, Brighton and Manchester City, where he had a trial.<\/p>\n

Spurs have landed the hot prospect, though, confirming that he has signed a lengthy contract which runs until 2031.<\/p>\n

A club statement on social media read: ‘We’re delighted to announce that we’ve reached an agreement with League of Ireland side @StPatsFC for the transfer of Mason Melia.<\/p>\n

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Melia has already posed with the Spurs shirt (Picture: Tottenham Hotspur\/Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘The 17-year-old forward has agreed a deal that will run until 2031 and will join us in January, 2026.’<\/p>\n

St Pat’s manager Stephen Kenny said of the exciting youngster: ‘Mason is a terrific talent with an exceptional attitude and a real appetite for hard work.<\/p>\n

‘He has had a dramatic impact for one so young, his performances in our Conference League games playing as a central striker against high calibre opposition were of real quality.<\/p>\n

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The 17-year-old has already trained with the Ireland Under-21s (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘Every day on the training ground he shows a high work ethic and a capacity to take on information quickly and he grasps the tactical requirements depending on the game in question.<\/p>\n

‘His pressing out of possession is phenomenal and his pace offers a real threat and adds a dimension to our attacking play. His hold up play has been his greatest improvement over the last six months as he continues to develop physically.<\/p>\n

‘First and foremost he is a goal-scorer, he scored some brilliant goals last season, and different types of goals and has shown a capacity to play anywhere along the front three.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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