Tottenham want to use two ‘weapons’ to convince Cristian Romero to stay
Tottenham Hotspur are expected to fight to keep Cristian Romero off Atletico Madrid’s clutches this summer with the Lilywhites are hoping that two crucial factors can help them persuade the defender to remain at the club.
While some Spanish outlets had previously made it seem like a switch to Atletico Madrid is a foregone conclusion for Cristian Romero, the situation appears to have changed over the last few days.
It has emerged that Daniel Levy is fighting hard to keep the Spurs vice-captain at the club despite Atletico’s persistent efforts.
In fact, some publications have even suggested that Levy is refusing to negotiate with Atletico over Romero for the time being, with the La Liga club’s hopes of landing the centre-back fading away as a result.
Tottenham hope two factors could persuade Cristian Romero to stay
According to report by Mundo Deportivo, Spurs are now ‘fighting’ Atletico’s interest and have not given up hope of keeping the 27-year-old at the club.
This is despite the centre-back wanting a change of scenery and having a desire to complete a move to the Spanish capital.
Tottenham are hoping that two ‘weapons’ help convince Romero to stay, one of them being that the centre-back can once again play Champions League football at the club next season.
The other is that the Lilywhites are ready to offer Romero a long-term contract extension with a significant salary increase in the hope that he can be persuaded to sign on the dotted line.
Tottenham’s contingency plan for Romero
Mundo Deportivo claim that if Romero does not agree to a new deal, Spurs will cash in on the centre-back this summer.
However, with the former Juventus man having two years left on his contract, the North Londoners will want more than €50m (£42.1m) for the player.
The outlet says that the defender’s future could be determined in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, other updates over recent days have suggested that Romero’s future at Tottenham could be tied to Ange Postecoglou’s.
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