Tottenham receive best news yet in quest to keep Cristian Romero in N17
Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of hanging onto Cristian Romero have been boosted by the latest updates coming from Spain, and Spurs may have Chelsea to thank.
As expected, one topic that dominated Thomas Frank’s first press conference as Spurs manager was the future of the club’s captain and vice-captain.
Thomas Frank batted away questions about possibly losing Cristian Romero, who wore the Tottenham captain’s armband for the first-half against Reading on Saturday.
Over the last couple of weeks, multiple sources have reported that Atletico Madrid have called off their pursuit of Romero after Tottenham failed to come to the negotiating table.
Atletico Madrid make transfer decision on Cristian Romero
A new report in Mundo Deportivo (as relayed by Sport Witness) has now revealed that the La Liga side are turning to Chelsea’s Renato Veiga as ‘Plan B’ after falling short in their pursuit of the Tottenham Hotspur star.
The report says that while Diego Simeone was extremely keen on signing Romero, Spurs refused to sell him for less than €70m (£60.6m), which is a figure that the Spanish side were not willing to pay.
As a result, they have now turned their focus to Veiga, who impressed on loan at Juventus during the second half of last season.
Atletico see the Portuguese as a far more affordable option than Romero, with the Blues willing to sell him for €30m-€35m (£26m-£30.3m).
Atletico have already begun talks with Chelsea over Renato Veiga
It is not just Mundo Deportivo carrying this information, with AS also claiming that Los Rojiblancos have been forced to move for Veiga after Spurs refused to sell the World Cup winner.
The publication claims that the Chelsea man has been on Atletico’s radar for a while and asserts that Simeone’s men have now made contact with the West London side.
According to AS, the ‘back-and-forth’ between Chelsea and Atletico regarding the 21-year-old has now begun, with the Portugal international willing to make the switch to the Metropolitano Stadium.
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