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One of Tottenham Hotspur’s biggest stars has hinted that he will be leaving the club after a cryptic message on Instagram.

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An emotional message that reads like a farewell from defender Cristian Romero has left fans in a frenzy, as he indicates that he could be headed out the door.

The Argentine centre-back played a key role in Spurs’ Europa League final victory over Manchester United — a 1-0 win secured by Brennan Johnson’s goal — which ended the club’s 17-year wait for silverware.

Despite the win, it came at the end of a disappointing domestic campaign. Tottenham finished a lowly 17th in the Premier League, spared relegation only by the poor form of the newly-promoted teams below them. For Romero, the European success may represent the ideal time to move on.

Taking to Instagram after the final, he said: “We achieved what we wanted this season as a group, and that’s what matters.

My name is part of the history of this beautiful club. I want to thank you all for the love and support every day despite everything, but I have no doubt that staying together led us to success.”

The timing and tone of the message has led many fans to wonder if Romero is preparing to leave.

Reports in April linked the 26-year-old with a move to Atletico Madrid, with suggestions that the Spanish club submitted a formal offer.

It was also reported that Romero was open to a LaLiga switch.

He previously hinted at being ready for a new chapter, adding: “My focus is always on growing and looking for new places to continue developing. I’m willing to do anything.”

While Champions League football next season could help Spurs rebuild, Romero may be tempted by the prospect of immediately competing for a league title with Atletico.

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Mikel Arteta has congratulated Tottenham Hotspur on their Europa League triumph - but sidestepped questions about whether their season has been more successful than Arsenal’s.

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Spurs lifted the trophy on Wednesday night with a 1-0 win over Manchester United in Bilbao, ending a 17-year wait for major silverware and claiming their first European title since 1984.

Speaking on Thursday, Arteta said: “Just congratulate them. I think they are champions, and when you get to that, you have to do a lot of things right. They have gone through a season with a lot of obstacles and difficulties, and they’ve managed to reach a beautiful moment.

“You have to congratulate them. This is sport, and I’m sure they did everything they could to achieve it.”

Despite their European success, Spurs have endured a woeful Premier League campaign. With one game left to play, they sit 17th in the table and have lost a club-record 21 league matches this season.

Arsenal, by contrast, are second in the Premier League and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League but will finish the season without a trophy. Their last major honour came in 2020, when they won the FA Cup under Arteta.

When asked directly whether Arsenal or Tottenham have had the better season, Arteta declined to comment. He instead said: “I don’t like to compare with other teams. I need to analyse my team. That’s my job.”

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As Rory McIlroy jets into Bilbao to support his team Manchester Untied, which other celebrity fans can we expect to see?

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Golf superstar and Manchester United fan Rory McIlroy was seen catching up with Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes in Bilbao ahead of the Europa League Final. Rio Ferdinand took to his Instagram stories to reveal a photograph of him and Rory in Bilbao and wrote: “What a guy” and tagged him.

Rory McIlroy is a long-time supporter of Manchester United and idolised Roy Keane growing up. When he received the Green Jacket after the 2025 Masters Tournament, the golf champion said that he would be happy to wear it to a Manchester United game if it could “inspire some better play” from his team.

Although Rory McIlroy has supported Manchester United since childhood, there are some stars who you may not know are Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester Untied fans.

Tottenham Hotspur

Tom Holland

Yes, the Spider-Man actor is a big fan of the club and has followed them since the 2019 Champions League Final.

Adele

Megastar Adele is one of Tottenham Hotspur’s better known celebrity supporters and has been seen singing on video the famous ‘glory, glory, Tottenham Hotspur’ chant.

JK Rowling

Although JK Rowling is not a big football fan, she supports Tottenham because of her family.

Mark Wahlberg

The Hollywood actor has featured with Spurs legend Ledley King in an acting Masterclass.

Kenneth Branagh

According to reports, the filmmaker fell in love with the club from a young age.

Trevor McDonald

Newsreader Trevor McDonald is a lifelong Spurs fan and has been supporting the team since the 1960s.

Manchester United

Julia Roberts

Yes you did read that correctly. Julia Roberts is a big fan of Manchester United, she watched them play in the States when they were over there for their 2023 tour and has also been spotted at Old Trafford.

Harry Styles

In 2024, Harry Styles certainly attracted attention when he attended Luton Town's match against Manchester United. One X user wrote: "We see your Taylor Swift at the Superbowl, American pop culture, and we raise you Harry Styles at Kenilworth Road for Luton vs Man Utd."

Luke Littler

Darts sensation Luke Littler is a huge Manchester United fan and messaged Mason Mount on Instagram when he returned to training for the club.

Usain Bolt, Rachel Riley and Stormzy

Usain Bolt has been spotted at several Manchester United games. Countdown host Rachel Riley has regularly attended games at Manchester United. Stormzy may be from London, but he has supported Manchester United since 2017.

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Tottenham Hotspur fans have said they are “never ordering Domino’s again” after their new billboard outside the club’s London stadium.

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Spurs Army posted a picture of the new billboard parked outside Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium. The new billboard from Domino’s reads: “1,569,227,300 pizzas delivered since Spurs last won a trophy”.

One Spurs fan responded to the post saying: “Never ordering from them again”. Another said: “Boycott them. No one be ordering a dominoes tonight”. A third fan added: “Can someone throw a rock at it“.

Another user questioned whether the billboard was real. However, Domino’s official account on X, formerly Twitter, had posted the image too with the caption “one day I'll get bored of cooking Spurs - but not today“.

Both teams are aiming to put their rotten seasons behind them by claiming silverware with success in the Europa League. The two Premier League sides come together in the Europa League final in Bilbao this evening (Wednesday 21 May).

Each side have seen their hopes of playing in the competition evaporate due to their league positions amid woeful league form. Ahead of the final league game of the season, United sit 16th having won just 10 games all season. Meanwhile, the North Londoners have been even worse, sitting a point and a place worse off having lost 21 league games this term.

As many as 80,000 United and Spurs supporters are expected in Bilbao for Wednesday night's final, with Spanish outlet El Correo suggesting locals are braced for the Brits to 'colonise' the Basque city. United won the Europa League back in 2017, and some of their supporters appear confident of creating more unforgettable memories on Wednesday.

On Monday (19 May), Tottenham Hotspur stars and backroom staff boarded their Europa League final flight to Bilbao. The Manchester United team flew out to Bilbao on Tuesday.

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Tottenham Hotspur fans are lapping up the atmosphere in Bilbao ahead of the Europa League final clash against Manchester United.

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A video shared on social media last night showed Spurs fans partying in the streets of the Spanish city ahead of the game taking place today (Wednesday 21 May). A user posted the video with the caption: “Tottenham fans have a party in Spain ahead of the Europa League Final tomorrow.”

One user replied: “Bottoms up, lads! Let's bring that trophy home. #COYS”. It comes after there were many posts shared on X, formerly Twitter, claiming that Spurs fans had taken over Bilbao.

Videos show thousands of Spurs fans on the streets of the Spanish city, singing chants and indeed taking over. One user posted that “more” Spurs fans are “on the way”.

As many as 80,000 United and Spurs supporters are expected in Bilbao for Wednesday night's final, with Spanish outlet El Correo suggesting locals are braced for the Brits to 'colonise' the Basque city. United won the Europa League back in 2017, and some of their supporters appear confident of creating more unforgettable memories on Wednesday.

On Monday (19 May), Tottenham Hotspur stars and backroom staff boarded their Europa League final flight to Bilbao. The Manchester United team flew out to Bilbao on Tuesday.

Both teams are aiming to put their rotten seasons behind them by claiming silverware with success in the Europa League. The two Premier League sides come together in the final in Bilbao this evening.

Each side have seen their hopes of playing in the competition evaporate due to their league positions amid woeful league form. Ahead of the final league game of the season, United sit 16th having won just 10 games all season. Meanwhile, the North Londoners have been even worse, sitting a point and a place worse off having lost 21 league games this term.

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Tottenham Hotspur fans have “taken over all London airports” ahead of their clash against Manchester United in Bilbao.

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Tottenham Hotspur face Manchester United in the Europa League final on Wednesday (21 May) in Bilbao. Today (Tuesday 20 May) thousands of fans are travelling to Bilbao for the big game.

Reports are surfacing on social media of airports in London being full of Spurs fans, wearing their shirts. One user said: “Spurs fans have overtaken all the London airports.” While a video posted on social media showed fans singing at the airport “we’re on our way”.

Another user posted: “I’m at Luton airport and I’m seeing a lot of Spurs shirts!”. As many as 80,000 United and Spurs supporters are expected in Bilbao for Wednesday night's final, with Spanish outlet El Correo suggesting locals are braced for the Brits to 'colonise' the Basque city. United won the Europa League back in 2017, and some of their supporters appear confident of creating more unforgettable memories on Wednesday.

On Monday (19 May), Tottenham Hotspur stars and backroom staff boarded their Europa League final flight to Bilbao. Today, the Manchester United team will be flying to Bilbao.

On X it has been reported that the team will be flying at 3pm from Manchester Airport. An account named Attacking Football said: “UPDATE: Manchester United will fly to Bilbao at 3pm this afternoon ahead of the Europa League final.” The squad have been undertaking training this morning before their flight this afternoon.

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The Manchester United team are currently gearing up to fly to Bilbao ahead of their Europa League final match against Tottenham.

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Tottenham Hotspur face Manchester United in the Europa League final on Wednesday (21 May) in Bilbao. Today (Tuesday 20 May) thousands of fans are travelling to Bilbao for the big game.

As many as 80,000 United and Spurs supporters are expected in Bilbao for Wednesday night's final, with Spanish outlet El Correo suggesting locals are braced for the Brits to 'colonise' the Basque city. United won the Europa League back in 2017, and some of their supporters appear confident of creating more unforgettable memories on Wednesday.

One supporter posted a photo of him and his son holding a bottle of cider on a plane on social media, writing: “Name something better than going to a European final with your son. First one for the lad too!!!”.

On Monday (19 May), Tottenham Hotspur stars and backroom staff boarded their Europa League final flight to Bilbao. Today, the Manchester United team will be flying to Bilbao.

On X it has been reported that the team will be flying at 3pm from Manchester Airport. An account named Attacking Football said: “UPDATE: Manchester United will fly to Bilbao at 3pm this afternoon ahead of the Europa League final.” The squad have been undertaking training this morning before their flight this afternoon.

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Tottenham, Manchester United and Chelsea fans could all watch their teams battle for European glory for free this month.

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Since ITV lost the Champions League broadcasting rights in 2015, fans’ only chance of watching their teams compete in European football has been to pay for TNT Sports. It’s a bitter pill to swallow for football lovers, who also have to fork out Sky Sports and Amazon Prime in order to follow their clubs on TV.

But according to the Sun, an olive branch is being extended by TNT Sports ahead of the Europa League and Conference League finals later this month. The tabloid has claimed that TNT Sports is planning to make all three UEFA finals available via its Discovery Plus platform.

It comes after the European cup finals were also live streamed for free last season; even fans without a subscription were able to watch the matches. At the time of publication, now official announcement has been made by TNT Sports.

The Europa League final between Man United and Spurs will take place in Bilbao on May 21. The Conference League final is one week later on May 28, with Chelsea taking on Real Betis. The Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan is on May 31, at the Allianz Arena in Germany.

Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou is said to be under mounting pressure, with reports suggesting his future could be uncertain even if he wins. Tottenham haven’t lifted a trophy since their 2008 League Cup triumph. On the other side, Man United boss Ruben Amorim has also admitted he must improve but says his side owe fans silverware.

The upcoming finals arrive during a potentially historic season for English clubs in Europe. The Premier League could have a record nine teams competing in UEFA competitions next year, surpassing the previous high of five from the 2017/18 campaign.

That is thanks in part to strong performances under UEFA's coefficient system, which secured England a fifth Champions League spot for next season. With Arsenal’s success in Europe, the sixth and seventh-placed teams will qualify for the Europa and Conference Leagues respectively - and another slot could open up if Manchester City win the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace.

While Tottenham and Man United currently sit far below the top-four places, the Europa League winner is guaranteed a Champions League spot, raising the stakes even higher for their showdown in Bilbao.

Tottenham Hotspur has paid tribute to a former player who has died age 77.

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The London club has confirmed that ex-midfielder Dennis Bond has passed away. The life-long Spurs fan played 27 games in three years at White Hart Lane.

In a post on social media, a Spurs spokesperson said: “We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our former midfielder Dennis Bond at the age of 77. The thoughts of everyone at the club are with Dennis’ friends and family at this impossibly sad time.”

A cause of death has not been confirmed at the time of publication.

Bond was born in Walthamstow and began his professional football career at Watford. He made his debut for the club at just 17 years old and went on to make over 100 senior appearances before signing with Spurs in 1967.

After leaving Tottenham, he went on to play for Charlton Athletic before finishing his career in non-league football.

He officially retired from playing at the age of 55, having featured for clubs such as Boreham Wood, Waltham Abbey, and Potters Bar Town.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has shared an update on striker Erling Haaland, who has been sidelined due to injury.

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Man City’s prolific centre-forward was substituted off in their 4-0 win over Newcastle United, and has since missed the ill-fated Champions League clash with Real Madrid and last weekend’s Premier League defeat to Liverpool. The Reds are now 11 points clear and Man City’s defence of the title is all but over.

Haaland picked up a knee injury against the Magpies, which he has been nursing ever since, with Guardiola reluctant to rush him back into the starting XI. £50m January signing Omar Marmoush has been playing upfront in his absence.

In a press conference today (February 24) Guardiola revealed that Haaland is still a doubt for their upcoming trip to Tottenham Hotspur this Wednesday (February 26).

After being asked when the Norwegian striker would be back, Guardiola said: “I would like to know, but I don’t know. [It’s] his knee - the moment against Newcastle moved the knee.

“Apparently he’s not injured because all the scans dictate that he’s fine, but he didn’t feel fine. I have the feeling it [his return] will be soon because he trained yesterday and made some really good movements, but he said he was not ready and we have to respect that.

“Hopefully he can be back for Spurs and in the next games can help us.”