Atletico Madrid are fascinated with signing Tottenham defender Cristian Romero this summer season.
The Argentina worldwide and World Cup-winner will enter the ultimate two years of his contract on July 1.
Romero, who varieties Spurs’ first-choice centre-back pairing with Micky van der Ven, has missed 27 video games within the present marketing campaign by means of harm.
Nonetheless, Atletico have been monitoring his progress intently and see him as turning into one of many prime centre-backs on this planet.
Their curiosity is no matter sporting director Andrea Berta’s impending change to Arsenal.
Romero was signed from Atalanta in 2022 in a deal price £43m and has since gone on to make over 100 appearances for the membership throughout all competitions, scoring seven targets.
Romero approaching ‘crunch summer season’ at Tottenham
Sky Sports activities Information’ Kaveh Solhekol:
“His contract will run out in 2027, the way the market works, you have to think Tottenham will be tempted to sell the player or offer him a new contract.
“Atletico are very fascinated with signing him and might supply Champions League soccer, as nicely Diego Simeone, with each of them from Argentina.
“It may make sense for the player but if Tottenham win the Europa League this season, they would be in the Champions League as well. It is going to be a crunch summer for them.
“You get the sensation that both he has bought to signal a brand new contract or will Tottenham should promote him.
“They don’t have to but if they do, Atletico are interested.”
Romero’s earlier Spurs criticism
Romero has beforehand criticised the membership for promoting their finest gamers and never correctly reinvesting the proceeds.
The Argentina worldwide stated it was “always the same people responsible” for leaving the Spurs squad quick, with a number of key gamers like his centre-back companion Van de Ven and marquee summer season signing Dominic Solanke lacking prolonged durations on the sidelines this season.
Tottenham Hotspur’s Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven kind the most effective partnership for Ange Postecoglou’s facet
Spurs at present sit in 14th within the Premier League following their struggles, with head coach Ange Postecoglou usually referencing their harm woes as one of many predominant the explanation why they’ve plummeted down the desk.
Romero advised Spanish broadcaster Telemundo Deportes: “Manchester City competes every year, you see how Liverpool strengthens its squad, Chelsea strengthens their squad, doesn’t do well, strengthens again, and now they’re seeing results.
“These are the issues to mimic. It’s a must to realise that one thing goes unsuitable, hopefully, they (the board) realise it.
“The last few years, it’s always the same – first the players, then the coaching staff changes, and it’s always the same people responsible.
“Hopefully they realise who the true accountable ones are and we transfer ahead as a result of it is a fantastic membership that, with the construction it has, may simply be competing for the title yearly.”
Romero is enjoying below his fifth supervisor, together with interim bosses, in 4 years at Tottenham and has seen the likes of Harry Kane, Steven Bergwijn, Davinson Sanchez and Emerson Royal depart.
Nevertheless, in the summertime the membership had a web spend of greater than £70m after breaking their switch report to signal striker Solanke for an preliminary £55m and in addition bringing in Leeds teen Archie Grey for £30m.
