Tottenham want to tie reported Real Madrid target Cristian Romero down to a new contract, sources have told Football Insider.
The 26-year-old’s contract at Spurs currently runs until June 2027.
Widespread reports have suggested that Real Madrid are watching Romero closely as they plot a marquee move for a new centre-back.
Sources say interest from the Spanish giants is “no surprise” after his successful stint at Tottenham to date.
Spurs will try to sit down with the defender next summer in a bid to fend off interest from Real Madrid and other top European clubs.
It is believed Romero’s social media activity after the 1-0 loss against Arsenal on Sunday (15 September) is not an indication of potential unhappiness at the club.
Tottenham plot Romero contract talks after Real Madrid latest
The World Cup winner reposted Argentinian journalist Gaston Edul on X, suggesting that Spurs’ travel arrangements following the international break were to blame for the defeat – and has since deleted the repost.
Romero has started in each of Spurs’ four Premier League games in the new season.
He has played 102 times for the London club since joining from Juventus two years ago but is yet to win a trophy in England.
The 26-year-old is a 38-cap Argentina international and won the World Cup with his country at Qatar’s 2022 tournament.
In other news, Spurs to freeze defender out completely.
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Tottenham made a number of signings this summer but Andy Townsend has admitted that one of those signings is a bit baffling.
Spurs spent big money on the likes of Dominic Solanke, Archie Gray and Wilson Odobert but after losing to Arsenal this weekend, have now won just once all season.
For Ange Postecoglou, there is plenty of work to do and while Postecoglou has claimed he will win something at Tottenham, doubts are creeping in among some.
Of course, for Postecoglou to do well, he needs his new signings and better players to really start and turn up.
And looking at those summer signings this time around, former Aston Villa man Andy Townsend has suggested the addition of Timo Werner makes no sense.
Tottenham told they were wrong to sign Timo Werner
Speaking on TalkSPORT about Tottenham and the signings they’ve made, Townsend admitted he was pretty surprised at the decision to bring Timo Werner back.
“Timo, when he was in Germany, he obviously was amongst the goals. He came to Chelsea, and he looked short of confidence, genuine belief all-round,” Townsend said.
“And I didn’t think he showed anything much last year in a Spurs shirt. For them to go and do it again and bring him back again, I was really surprised at that.
“I have got to be honest with you.”
Werner has a big point to prove
As Townsend mentions here, Werner has never looked right in England ever since Chelsea paid big money for him.
Looking at his record in the Premier League, it makes you wonder if Liverpool are counting their lucky stars they did miss out on him all those years back.
Still, given the negativity around Werner, he does at least have a chance to prove himself if he gets a chance under Postecoglou this season.
The big question will be if he does actually get those minutes.
