Cristian Romero faces an uncertain future at Tottenham Hotspur
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Tottenham Hotspur club captain Cristian Romero has reportedly communicated his desire to leave the club in the near future.
The Argentine centre-back, who has racked up over 140 appearances for the football club since joining from Atalanta helped the club to a fourth place finish in his debut campaign in 2021/22, finished eighth in his second season and then helped the Lillywhites return to Europe with a fifth place finish in Ange Postecoglou’s first year with the club.
He helped Tottenham win the Europa League last season to end a 17-year streak without any form of silverware and a 41-year wait for a European honour, but was also apart of a team that finished 17th, leading to Postecoglou’s departure.
Romero is thought to be unsatisfied with where the club are at the moment during Thomas Frank’s early months in charge. The North London side are currently in 14th position and are eight points behind fourth placed Liverpool in the race for European football.
Romero reportedly ‘wants to leave’ Tottenham - on one condition
Spanish outlet Fichajes claims Romero ‘wants to leave’ and will hand in a transfer request in the summer if Frank's continued presence at the club is not guaranteed.
The report adds that the World Cup winner is demanding significant investment from the hierarchy to make the team more competitive so that they can seriously challenge for the Premier League title after a challenging 18-month period of results on the pitch.
Romero has played 22 times across all competitions this season, including 17 times in the Premier League. He scored a brace against Newcastle United in a vital 2-2 draw earlier in the campaign and also found the net in the UEFA Super Cup final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
He’s often been one of the first names on the teamsheet since signing for the club and has rarely missed a game under Frank since the manager’s arrival from Brentford.
Romero appears to blast Tottenham hierarchy following Bournemouth loss
Spurs were dealt more woe on Thursday when they were beaten by Bournemouth in a demoralising 3-2 defeat which was decided by Antoine Semenyo’s final strike for the Cherries.
In an emotional post on social media, Romero initially posted after the match: "At times like this, it should be other people coming out to speak, but they don't - as has been happening for several years now. They only show up when things are going well, to tell a few lies."
However, the post has since been edited to remove the words "to tell a few lies".
Romero's full post now reads: "Apologies to all fans of you who follow us everywhere, who are always there and will continue to be.
"We are responsible, there's no doubt about that. I am the first. But we will keep facing up to it and trying to turn the situation around, for ourselves and for the club.
"At times like this, it should be other people coming out to speak, but they don't - as has been happening for several years now. They only show up when things are going well.
"We'll stay here, working, sticking together and giving our all to turn things around. Especially at times like this, keeping quiet, working harder and moving forward all together is part of football. All together, it will be easier."
Romero is contracted to Tottenham until 2029 but has been linked with Real Madrid in the past.