Reports from Argentina have revealed the latest on Tottenham captain Cristian Romero after the centre-back was forced off with an injury in the second half against Sunderland.
Tottenham fell to a 1-0 loss at the Stadium of Light, which means that they will now spend the next week in the relegation zone, and their problems were compounded by what happened midway through the second half.
As Romero attempted to shepherd the ball to an outrushing Antonin Kindky, Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey shoved the Tottenham captain into the goalkeeper.
The centre-back’s right knee collided with the side of Kinsky’s face, with both players requiring lengthy treatment. While the 23-year-old was able to continue, that was not the case for Romero, who walked off the pitch in tears.
It has now been revealed by Argentine journalist Gaston Edul, as well as TyC Sports ,that Romero is facing ‘instability’ in his knee and is still in pain.
They revealed that Spurs are going to run ligament tests on the centre-back to see if the pain is just from the impact or if he injured his medial collateral ligament (MCL).
Edul wrote on X: “Cuti Romero has some instability in his knee, and they’re going to run ligament tests to see if he injured the medial collateral ligament or if it was just the impact. The pain is still there.”
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Meanwhile, Ole are also carrying similar information, stating that the 27-year-old will undergo an MRI scan today to determine the severity of the injury.
How long could Romero be out for?
Roberto De Zerbi has admitted that Tottenham need Romero during their relegation battle, but the Italian made it clear in his press conference that the nature and the seriousness of the centre-back’s injury remain unclear.
Meanwhile, Football.London have explained that if the Argentine’s injury is MCL-related, the injuries are graded in four grades from a slight stretch to a complete tear.
While a grade one injury will keep Romero out for around one to three weeks, a grade four injury could see the centre-back sidelined for around 10 to 12 weeks, which means his season would be over.