1. Argentinean outlet Clarin (as translated by Sport Witness) reveal that Cristian Romero is set to miss one match for his country after being cautioned following his side’s loss to Colombia.
   Colombia vs Argentina

While Argentina overcame Chile comfortably at home last week, they were stopped in their tracks by the Colombians, who emerged with a 2-1 win over the World Champions in the World Cup qualifier in Barranquilla on Tuesday.

It was a 60th-minute James Rodriguez penalty that proved the difference between the two sides but the away side were not happy with the decision to award the spot kick.

Clarin reveal that Argentina’s protests continued after the full-time whistle, with Romero very much at the thick of it.

Cristian Romero picks up a suspension

The Tottenham man allegedly lost his temper at the officials and was awarded a yellow card, which means that he has now reached the limit of the allowed cautions.

As a result, the 26-year-old has been suspended for Argentina’s upcoming World Cup qualifier against Venezuela next month, which comes as a big blow to Lionel Scaloni’s men.

Unfortunately, Argentina also have a second qualifier against Bolivia in the same week, meaning Romero will almost certainly still be called up to the squad.

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Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham will be quite pleased by this development as it means that Romero will play one less game next month and will have some much-needed rest amid a busy schedule for Spurs.

Spurs need to keep Romero and Van de Ven fit this season if they want to progress on all fronts.

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Tottenham to tempt AC Milan with profit for seven-goal forward in January raid

Tottenham are reportedly willing to pay in the region of £17million for AC Milan forward Noah Okafor, as Ange Postecoglou is looking for attackers for the January transfer window.

Spurs currently have seven attackers in their first-team squad. The biggest name is Heung-min Son, and he has been joined by a couple of new signings in Dominic Solanke and Wilson Odobert of late, along with the other players already at Spurs’ disposal.

But after three games this term, and only one win, the north London outfit reportedly want more options.

Indeed, Milan Live suggests Tottenham have ‘started looking for offensive players’ to give to Postecoglou in January.

And one of those is Milan forward Okafor, according to the report.

It’s stated that Spurs are ‘on his trail’ and willing to pay approximately £17million for his services.

It’s believed he is seen as a fringe player at Milan, and they would use the money paid for him – which would be a profit of about £5million – to buy players who are more appreciated by the club.

It is also suggested that contacts could become ‘heated’ between Spurs and Milan in the coming weeks.

Okafor back on Tottenham radar

Okafor first emerged on Tottenham’s radar ahead of the 2023 summer window.

It was suggested at that point that he was highly likely to move

And that was the truth, but not to Spurs, with Milan his eventual destination.

But while Okafor has notched seven goals for the Serie A giants – in games played throughout last season and the first three of this term – Alvaro Morata has now joined, and is seen as the better option up top.

As such, Spurs’ desire to get Okafor through the door again now makes sense.

Tottenham plotting more changes

The changes in the works at Tottenham are not only for the attacking positions. That said, Harry Gray, the 15-year-old brother of recent Spurs signing Archie, is on their radar, after eight goals up top for Leeds under-18s last term.

Centre-back Jonathan Tah is also on the radar, with Bayer Leverkusen struggling to get him to commit to another year, and his contract expiring at the end of the season.

Meanwhile, midfield star Angel Gomes is in their thoughts – his deal is also up at the end of the campaign.

Those two free transfers would add a lot to the side, and would obviously be good business, too.

How does Okafor compare to Richarlison

If Okafor is to be signed, given he plays anywhere across the front line, he could be competing with Richarlison. The Brazilian managed to avoid an exit this summer, with a lot of reports suggesting he would be pushed out.

And he also plays in a variety of attacking positions, so if Okafor is deemed a better option for one, he could be that for all of them.

So far this season, Richarlison is taking more shots per 90 minutes, with 3.6 to Okafor’s 2.76. Okafor’s expected goals tally is better, though, at 0.6 per game compared to Richarlison’s 0.2.

Okafor has scored one goal this season, and the Spurs man is yet to get off the mark. Richarlison has played fewer minutes, but if he wants to stay at the club, he will have to add value when he is in the side.