Atletico Madrid have now abandoned their pursuit of Cristian Romero and they now expect Tottenham Hotspur to make a big move regarding the Argentine.
The last couple of days have been filled with great news for Spurs fans, with the club making decisive moves in the transfer market.
Mohammed Kudus became Tottenham’s third signing of the summer, becoming the first player to move from West Ham United to Spurs since Scott Parker in 2011.
Even more excitingly, Morgan Gibbs-White could soon arrive through the door in what will be a statement of intent from the Lilywhites ahead of Thomas Frank’s first season in charge.
Additionally, we have heard news over the last 48 hours that Atletico Madrid have called off their pursuit of Cristian Romero, which is almost as good as another signing for the North Londoners.
Atletico Madrid expect Tottenham to make a contract offer to Cristian Romero
That update has now been backed up by The Athletic, who say that Atletico are no longer pursuing the Tottenham vice-captain.
The outlet says that in the end, the La Liga side did not even make a formal approach for Romero and have already started studying potential alternatives.
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Interestingly, the outlet adds that Diego Simeone’s men believe that Tottenham will now try to tie the Argentine defender to a new contract.
However, The Athletic do add one caveat, stating that some of what happens at this stage of the window could be mere negotiating tactics, which means that we should not completely rule out the possibility of the Spanish side making an approach for Romero later in the window.
Daniel Levy is ready to break the bank to keep Romero
It was claimed last week that Daniel Levy is prepared to make Romero Tottenham’s highest-paid player to keep him at the club.
However, some sources from Spain have maintained that the centre-back is unlikely to sign a new deal at N17 and that Romero will demand to leave Tottenham this summer as he has his heart set on a move to Atletico.