News arrives from Italy as Atalanta reject the first bid of Tottenham for the transfer of defender Cristian Romero who was instrumental in Argentina’s Copa America triumph
23-year-old Argentina defender Cristian Romero created buss after his sublime performances in the Copa America where he became a crucial part of the team. He had a really good season with Serie-A club Atalanta being the most consistent player on the team.
Atalanta quickly rejected the first bid of €35 million+ €10 million in add ons from Premier League club Tottenham for Cristian Romero who is valued at €55 million by the Italian club. Meanwhile, Romero is on holiday right now and will sort his future once he returns.
Transfer News 2021-22: Tottenham pushing for Atalanta players including Cristian Romero
Tottenham’s new Sporting DIrector Fabio Paratici has deep roots inside the Italian transfer market and was aggressive after the appointment of the new coach which was being a hurdle in the ongoing transfer market.
Paratici scouted many players in the Italian League and made two players his top priority from Serie-A club Atalanta. However, negotiating with the club was not easy as they rejected the first bid of Tottenham for Cristian Romero reason being not able to match the valuation of the player.
Tottenham Sign Pierluigi Gollini
Tottenham have already agreed on a smart loan deal for the Italian goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini with an option to buy. Alongside, Pierluigi Gollini, they have also agreed on a swap deal with Sevilla for bright young midfielder Bryan Gil.
Tottenham. Gollini will fly to London today, done deal. Talks ongoing with Atalanta for Cristian Romero – the player hasn’t turned down any proposal but still no agreement between clubs. Price tag around €55m. ⚪️ #THFC
Davinson Sanchez is not included in the deal as of today.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 22, 2021
Christian Romero Career, Attributes and Stats
Atalanta defender Cristian Romero began his career with Belgrano in the Argentine Primera División learning the rough football which is noticeable in almost every Argentine player. He featured in 19 games for the club in his first two seasons.
His strong defensive performances for the Argentine club impressed many Italian scouts and was signed by Serie-A club Genoa in 2018. In the same season, he had a medical with Italian giants Juventus, However, was loaned back to Genoa for the remainder of the season.
Juventus signed him for a transfer fee of around €26 million and loaned him again to Genoa for whom he played exceptionally well the previous season making 27 appearances in all competitions for the club scoring twice.
Cristian Romero On Loan At Atalanta From Juventus
After his final loan spell with Genoa where he made 33 appearances for the club in all competitions becoming an important player for the team and was the untouchable name on the team sheet. His most recognized loan spell came with Atalanta the next season with whom he burst into the scene.
He made 42 appearances for Atalanta finding the net 3 times becoming an integral part of the team providing stability to the defense. As a result, Atalanta are gonna make his loan move permanent and will sell him for a very big profit to the Premier League club.
Romero was called up to the Argentina squad in 2021 and was also selected for the Copa America. He has earned a total of 5 caps for the Argentina National team featuring in 3 Copa America matches with his most noticeable performance coming in the final of the tournament.