Tottenham transfer news: Cristian Romero 'getting closer' to Spurs exit despite £5m stumbling block

Atletico Madrid reportedly person progressed successful negotiations with Tottenham Hotspur implicit a transportation for Cristian Romero.

Romero's Tottenham aboriginal has been the taxable of transportation speculation passim the summertime window, with the defender wide expected to unafraid a determination distant from the club.

Italian heavyweights Inter Milan and Catalan giants Barcelona person some been mentioned arsenic imaginable suitors for the Argentina international.

Arsenal person besides been linked with a arguable determination to prise the Spurs skipper crossed the northbound London divide. 

Atletico closing successful connected Romero transportation agreement 

However, it is Atletico that are presently successful rod presumption to triumph the contention for the Argentine's signature. 

According to Sky Sports News, the Spanish broadside are 'getting closer' to reaching an statement with Spurs implicit a imperishable transfer.

The study claims that Romero favours a determination to Atletico implicit the different teams that person shown an involvement this summer.

However, Atletico inactive request to flooded a mates of hurdles successful negotiations with Tottenham, including a £5m valuation spread betwixt the 2 clubs implicit the fixed fee.

Any imaginable add-ons besides request to beryllium agreed earlier Tottenham tin greenish airy Romero's departure. 

Are Tottenham acceptable for Romero's exit?

In truth, Spurs already look to person moved connected from Romero, having recruited 2 caller centre-backs and tied Micky van de Ven down to a caller contract.

Roberto De Zerbi's broadside recruited Marcos Senesi connected a escaped transportation from Bournemouth and Jan Paul van Hecke successful a £52m determination from Brighton & Hove Albion. 

They besides person Kevin Danso, Kota Takai and Ben Davies connected the books, truthful they person antiaircraft screen to contend with Romero's imminent exit.

Van de Ven is much than susceptible of stepping up to beryllium the main person successful Spurs' backline, thing helium demonstrated erstwhile helium wore the captain's armband successful Romero's lack successful the second stages of past term.