Cristian Romero to Atletico Madrid: Key clause 'revealed' as Tottenham Hotspur 'reach agreement' to sell defender

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly acceptable to suffer the services of nine skipper Cristian Romero this summer.

The highly rated Argentine defender has been heavy linked with a imperishable departure from North London pursuing a hard home campaign.

Spurs narrowly avoided relegation to the Championship past play successful what proved to beryllium an incredibly turbulent play for the Premier League side.

Romero's aboriginal has agelong been uncertain, with the defender much oregon little falling retired with the nine successful the past campaign, and the increasing feeling that helium was connected his mode retired was efficaciously accepted.

Spanish heavyweights Atletico Madrid person present swooped successful to unafraid his signature up of the upcoming European season.

Atletico hold 'in principle' woody for Romero

Sky Sports News reports that Diego Simeone's broadside person successfully reached an statement successful rule to motion the 28-year-old World Cup winner.

The full fiscal bundle required to pry the South American distant from the English superior is understood to beryllium successful the portion of £34.2m.

Spurs are besides believed to person crucially negotiated a 15% sell-on clause which volition beryllium activated upon immoderate aboriginal transfer.

The subordinate was ever believed to similar a power to the Spanish superior contempt factual involvement from Inter Milan and adjacent North London rivals Arsenal.

Romero volition subsequently depart the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium aft making 156 appearances and scoring 13 goals crossed 5 seasons.

Can Tottenham regenerate their departing skipper earlier deadline day?

The impending departure of Romero represents a monolithic transitional signifier for a Tottenham squad desperately seeking antiaircraft stability.

While the defender's last play was unluckily marred by disciplinary issues, helium accumulated 2 reddish cards earlier a terrible genu wounded abruptly ended his campaign.

The centre-back besides attracted important disapproval from disgruntled supporters aft seemingly prioritising a lucifer involving his boyhood nine implicit a important relegation clash against Everton.

However, his assertive antiaircraft qualities and undeniable enactment skills volition beryllium incredibly hard to adequately regenerate successful specified a abbreviated timeframe.

Management indispensable present enactment decisively to reinvest those generated funds into a reliable replacement earlier the transportation model officially closes.