Atletico agree £34.2m deal for Tottenham's Romero
Summary
Atletico Madrid has agreed to pay £34.2 million to buy Cristian Romero from Tottenham Hotspur. Romero, who has played five seasons for Tottenham and captained the team last season, will be Atletico’s fourth signing this summer.Key Facts
- Atletico Madrid will pay £34.2 million (40 million euros) to Tottenham for Cristian Romero.
- Tottenham keeps a 15% sell-on clause, meaning they get a cut if Atletico sells Romero later.
- Romero played 156 games and scored 13 goals for Tottenham since joining in 2021.
- He is an Argentina international and played almost all games in the recent World Cup.
- Tottenham did not want to sell Romero to their rivals Arsenal.
- Tottenham also expect to lose Djed Spence, who is in talks to join Inter Milan for £25.6 million.
- Atletico has already signed Kang-in Lee, Morten Hjulmand, and Alejandro Grimaldo this summer.
- Atletico finished fourth in La Liga last season and want to strengthen their team under coach Diego Simeone.
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