Tottenham transfer news: Roberto De Zerbi 'kickstarts' plans for £42.5m exit amid Barcelona interest in star player

Tottenham Hotspur volition let Cristian Romero to permission the nine this summer, the latest study has claimed.

The decision of the 2025-26 play saw Spurs stay successful the Premier League by the finest of margins, beating West Ham United to 17th by conscionable 2 points.

Manager Roberto De Zerbi volition astatine slightest beryllium capable to program his summertime knowing that the team's finances person not been damaged by demotion to the Championship.

Before immoderate large additions are made, the aboriginal of players specified arsenic Cristian Romero volition request to beryllium addressed, with the £42.5m signing an unpopular fig amongst Spurs fans.

Football Insider assertion that Tottenham person already kickstarted plans for beingness without Romero, who has been linked with Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

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There is nary uncertainty that erstwhile Romero is astatine his champion helium tin beryllium an plus to the team, with and without the ball, and his World Cup triumph with Argentina successful 2022 is testament to his quality.

However, the 28-year-old has often missed games owed to injury, and helium has successful information lone doubly started astatine slightest 26 Premier League games for Spurs.

His subject grounds is besides questionable fixed helium has picked up 40 yellowish cards and been sent disconnected 4 times successful the apical flight.

Many fans grew frustrated by the defender's temperament, and immoderate believed that helium should person been stripped of the club's captaincy pursuing reports helium intended to miss Tottenham's last game of the season.

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Marcos Senesi is reportedly closing successful a determination to Spurs, but considering helium is 29, it is hard to spot the defender improving overmuch astatine the Londoners.

Romero is amended connected the shot than Micky van de Ven, and De Zerbi volition astir surely request to motion idiosyncratic comfy successful possession.

Bayer Leverkusen defender Jarell Quansah could conscionable that criteria, particularly aft a twelvemonth of accordant playing clip astatine a precocious level.

The Englishman besides has acquisition playing successful England for Liverpool, and present that helium is 23, helium whitethorn beryllium acceptable to firmly found himself arsenic the starring centre-back for a nine successful the Premier League.