{"id":641264,"date":"2024-06-13T09:01:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T13:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=641264"},"modified":"2024-06-13T09:01:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T13:01:03","slug":"cristian-romero-tottenham-real-madrid-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/06\/13\/cristian-romero-tottenham-real-madrid-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur Face Battle to Retain &#8216;Amazing Player&#8217; &#8211; Vital to Postecoglou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the football world prepares for the beginning of Euro 2024, transfer rumours are in full swing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/tottenham-real-madrid-cristian-romero-transfer-news-b1164148.html?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1718277418\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Standard<\/a> are reporting that Tottenham Hotspur will be involved in a fight to keep their defender Cristian Romero\u00a0this summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Tottenham Face Battle to Keep Cristian Romero As Real Madrid Look to Strengthen<\/h2>\n<h3>Real Madrid Look for Defensive Reinforcements &#8211; Cristian Romero<\/h3>\n<p>Despite winning the Champions League once again, it appears Real Madrid are not resting on their laurels, and are planning to strengthen this summer. Already the Spanish giants have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11835\/13146778\/kylian-mbappe-real-madrid-sign-france-forward-on-free-transfer-after-paris-saint-germain-contract-expiry#:~:text=Real%20Madrid%20have%20announced%20the,m)%20a%20year%20after%20tax.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">splashed out on Kylian Mbappe<\/a> and have funds ready to sign Bayern Munich left-back Alphonso Davies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/06\/10\/tottenham-hotspur-tanguy-ndombele-release-imminent\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Should Be Effective in the Coming Days\u2019: Tottenham Hotspur Ready to Release 19-G\/a Midfielder<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The report from The Standard mentions that Madrid are looking for defensive reinforcements and that reports in Argentina suggest they have identified Romero as a target.<\/p>\n<h3>Postecoglou Won&#8217;t Want to Lose Romero<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Spurs will not want to lose the Argentine defender, who has three years left on his deal. The North London club would demand a <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">huge<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> fee for a player described as &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12607173\/Cristian-romero-tottenham-luton-praise.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">amazing<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; by Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie. It remains to <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">be seen<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> if Madrid could fund a move for Romero, with the Mbappe signing and the <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/story\/_\/id\/40340331\/madrid-target-alphonso-davies-mbappe-deal-sources\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">continued chase of Davies<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/05\/29\/tottenham-hotspur-agree-timo-werner-return\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur Announce \u2018Massive\u2019 Forward as First Summer Signing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ange Postecoglou appointed Romero as one of his vice-captains last summer, which showed just how important the 26-year-old is to his plans. His partnership with Van de Ven was a bright point of Tottenham&#8217;s season.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Romero Playing Style<\/h3>\n<p>Romero is a centre-back that all teams need. He is strong in the air and on the ground &#8211; and loves a tackle, which makes him ideally suited for English football. The 26-year-old is comfortable with the ball at his feet, which is vital for a coach like Postecoglu, who wants his teams to play out from the back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the football world prepares for the beginning of Euro 2024, transfer rumours are in full swing and The Standard are reporting that Tottenham Hotspur will be involved in a fight to keep their defender Cristian Romero\u00a0this summer. 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