Tottenham Hotspur captain Cristian Romero has admitted he has his eye on a return to Argentine side Belgrano in future.
El Grafico cover comments from the Tottenham defender today after he was asked where he would go if he were to return to Argentina in future.
He came through the youth ranks at Belgrano and played in their first team but only made 19 appearances before heading to Genoa in a €4.25m deal in 2018.
He’s since moved to Juventus and Atalanta before joining Tottenham, first on loan in 2021 before the deal was made permanent for €52m in 2022.
He’s made 128 appearances since and is set to add to that tally in future, having signed a new deal with the club this summer until 2029. He had been heavily linked with a move away throughout the summer transfer window, with Atletico Madrid particularly keen and Diego Simeone pulling out all the stops to get him.
That never happened and the focus is on the future with Tottenham but, if he returns to Argentina to end his career, something a lot of South American players do in their careers, he only wants Belgrano.
“If I were to return tomorrow, it will be to play for Belgrano. There is no other club, I have a lot of respect for them,” he said.
“It’s the club that saw me grow up. Beyond everything that has happened, it’s something personal for me to play in the club’s shirt.