Atalanta reveal Romero loan deal with option to buy

Tottenham announced the purchase of Cristian Romero from Atalanta, but the Nerazzurri revealed it was a ‘loan deal with an option to buy’.

La Dea exercised the option to buy from Juventus after the player was signed on loan last term and have practically tripled their investment to earn €55m plus €5m in bonuses.

It was announced with a video showing his former Atalanta teammate Pierluigi Gollini picking up ‘Cuti’ at the airport, but the Orobici have unveiled the player was signed on an initial loan deal by Spurs.

Official: Atalanta sell Romero to Tottenham

“Atalanta BC announce that the player Cristian Romero has joined Tottenham Hotspur on loan, with an option to make the move permanent,” Atalanta wrote in a statement on their official website.

Tottenham have reportedly signed Romero on loan but could make the move permanent already in January and thus Spurs have signed an agreement to buy now and pay later.

The transfer fee seems to be the same, but it will not be paid immediately by the Lilywhites and might explain the lengthy negotiations between the two sides.

Odd there’s no mention of a loan on the Spurs website, as they did with Gollini. I presume it is a year loan with the £42.5m fee and Romero’s 5-year contract after that year already agreed, making it six in total, and that it will happen. If so, it’s actually an even better deal.

— Alasdair Gold (@AlasdairGold) August 6, 2021