CRISTIAN ROMERO’S NAME IS LIKELY TO DOMINATE THE HEADLINES AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM THIS TRANSFER WINDOW.
ROMERO IS STRONGLY LINKED TO ATLETICO MADRID, WHO ARE DESPERATE TO MAKE THE ARGENTINE THEIR MARQUEE SIGNING THIS SUMMER. HOWEVER, THOMAS FRANK WANTS TO KEEP ROMERO IN NORTH LONDON, AND THE LILYWHITES ARE ALSO PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
AS REPORTED BY TBR FOOTBALL, DANIEL LEVY HAS OFFERED ROMERO A HUGE CONTRACT THAT WOULD MAKE HIM TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR’S HIGHEST-PAID PLAYER, AND THE 27-YEAR-OLD HAS NOW MADE HIS FEELINGS CLEAR ABOUT THE DEAL.
CRISTIAN ROMERO DOESN’T WANT TO SIGN NEW TOTTENHAM CONTRACT
CRISTIAN ROMERO HAS MADE IT CLEAR TO TOTTENHAM AND LEVY THAT HIS DESIRE TO LEAVE IS NOT ABOUT MONEY, BUT ABOUT WANTING TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN HIS CAREER. TBR FOOTBALL REVEALED LAST MONTH THAT SPURS WERE READY TO MAKE HIM A SIGNIFICANT CONTRACT; HOWEVER, ROMERO’S HEART WAS SET ON A MOVE TO ATLETICO MADRID.
ACCORDING TO FERNANDO CZYZ, ROMERO IS BELIEVED TO HAVE TOLD LEVY: “IT’S NOT A MATTER OF MONEY BUT OF PROFESSIONAL CHALLENGES. I LOVE TOTTENHAM AND IT WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART.”
LEVY HAS NOW RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTED THAT HE MIGHT HAVE TO SELL THE WORLD CUP WINNER THIS SUMMER, ALTHOUGH ATLETICO ARE YET TO MAKE AN ACCEPTABLE OFFER.
TBR FOOTBALL’S UNDERSTANDING OF THE SITUATION IS THAT THE SPANISH CLUB ARE OFFERING £55 MILLION FOR THE DEFENDER, BUT LEVY IS HOLDING OUT FOR AROUND £70 MILLION.
SPURS MIGHT NOW NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT REPLACEMENTS FOR THE ARGENTINE INTERNATIONAL WHO EVIDENTLY WANTS TO MAKE THE SWITCH TO THE METROPOLITANO.
CASTELO LUKEBA COULD REPLACE CRISTIAN ROMERO AT TOTTENHAM
TOTTENHAM ARE ONE OF THE CLUBS ATTRACTED TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNING RB LEIPZIG DEFENDER CASTELO LUKEBA, ACCORDING TO FOOT MERCATO.
BAYERN MUNICH, LIVERPOOL AND SPURS ARE THE THREE CLUBS THAT HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN THE YOUNG FRENCHMAN. THE 22-YEAR-OLD HAS A £78 MILLION RELEASE CLAUSE WITH THE GERMAN CLUB, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE OPEN TO NEGOTIATING FOR A LOWER FEE.
LUKA VUSKOVIC BECAME A TOTTENHAM PLAYER THIS WEEK AS HIS £12 MILLION TRANSFER TO THE CLUB FINALLY BECAME OFFICIAL AFTER TWO YEARS.
THE YOUNG CROATIAN INTERNATIONAL COULD BE ANOTHER SOLID ANSWER TO SPURS’ BID TO REPLACE ROMERO IF HE DOES LEAVE.
THERE IS ALSO KOTA TAKAI, WHO WILL ARRIVE IN LONDON NEXT WEEK TO COMPLETE HIS TRANSFER TO THE LILYWHITES IN A DEAL WORTH A REPORTED £5 MILLION.
