{"id":597420,"date":"2021-07-28T11:21:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T15:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=597420"},"modified":"2021-07-28T11:21:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T15:21:22","slug":"tottenham-hotspur-cristian-romero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/28\/tottenham-hotspur-cristian-romero\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur Not Held to Ransom for Cristian Romero"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> continue to negotiate a fee with Atalanta for Argentina defender Cristian Romero. However, the Italian sides’ \u00a347 million asking price is proving prohibited for the North London club.<\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur Remain in Talks for Cristian Romero<\/h2>\n

Tug of War over Transfer Fee Continues<\/h3>\n

Tottenham are on the lookout for a new defender after the sale of Toby Alderweireld to Qatari side Al-Duhail,<\/a> and the Premier League club have their eyes on 23-year-old Cristian Romero as a direct replacement. But according to a report in The Guardian,<\/a> Atalanta are holding firm in their negotiations and request his \u00a347 million buyout clause.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Spurs are unwilling to reach that asking price and continue to barter for a lower transfer fee to snap up the centre-back. In addition, Spurs feel the fee is unreasonable given that the player’s contract only has 12 months to run. Further evidence of this is through Transfermarkt<\/a>, who value the international player at just under \u00a330 million.<\/p>\n

Cristian Romero at Atalanta<\/h3>\n

The Argentinian played 31 games last season in Serie A with two goals. He featured in seven matches in the Champions League, scoring once. He was a key component as the team from Bergamo finished in third place with 78 points. Therefore, this secured a berth in this upcoming season’s Champions League. His bright individual performance earned him the prize of being crowned as the best defender in the Italian league.<\/p>\n

The defender’s excellent form propelled him to the Argentinian national team. His five caps this year, three of which came in the Copa America, earned him the Copa America title<\/a> and cemented his place in the Copa America Team of the Tournament.<\/p>\n

With over a month to go still of the summer transfer window, there is still enough time for a deal to ultimately go through.<\/p>\n

Main Photo<\/p>\n

Embed from Getty Images<\/a>