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Atletico Madrid are still very keen to sign Cristian Romero from Tottenham Hotspur.

The World Cup winner’s future has been up in the air for quite some time now, and he has been heavily linked with a move away from North London.

TBR Football revealed recently that Daniel Levy is ready to offer Romero a big new contract to keep him at the club, but his heart has been set on leaving for a while now.

His dream move is to Spain, and Atletico Madrid would love to sign him in the coming weeks.

How Diego Simeone is trying to convince Cristian Romero to join Atletico Madrid from Tottenham

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is the best defensive manager in world football.

The Argentine has done a terrific job at Atleti over the years, and he is still going strong despite being there for over 13 years already.

Simeone publicly admitted recently that he wants to sign Romero from Tottenham. This came after weeks of speculation surrounding the defender’s future.

Now, Spanish journalist Ruben Uria has revealed that Simeone is personally calling Romero ‘almost every day’ to convince him to leave Spurs and join Atletico Madrid.

Uria told El Desmarque: “I know that Cholo calls Cuti Romero almost every day to see if he can convince him.

“They (Tottenham) are going to ask a lot. €58-60 million (£49-51m) for this player, which is a lot of money for a centre back.

“But I don’t know why Atleti would go after him. We’ll see how the summer goes.”

How new Tottenham boss Thomas Frank views Cristian Romero

Cristian Romero absolutely adored Ange Postecoglou, and the feeling was mutual between them.

In fact, right after Thomas Frank was announced as the new Tottenham manager, Romero sent a message to Postecoglou, and Spurs fans saw that as a big hint that he is leaving.

However, Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Frank sees Romero as a ‘crucial’ part of his squad for next season, which is why a departure won’t be easy.

Daniel Levy is expected to make it extremely difficult for him to leave, and the Spurs chairman usually wins battles like this.

It remains to be seen what will happen, but if Spurs end up keeping Romero happy at the club, it will give them a big boost for next season.

Tottenham Hotspur have a few behind-the-scenes issues that need resolving in the coming weeks.

Indeed, there are a few players at Spurs who are stuck in uncertain situations and they need to speak with their new manager, Thomas Frank, about their futures.

Cristian Romero’s situation is very unclear right now, while Heung-Min Son could be set to leave.

Meanwhile, there are a few players who are due contract extensions.

Mikey Moore was ‘outstanding’ for Spurs in his breakthrough campaign last season, and according to Alasdair Gold speaking on the Gold and Guest Talk Tottenham Podcast, Moore should sign a new deal this summer.

Mikey Moore set for new contract

Moore signed a new contract at Tottenham last summer, and he could be set to renew his terms once again.

Gold says that it’s very normal for a player to sign a new deal every year as they progress to first-team level and he expects Moore to get a better deal now after becoming a first-team regular.

“The other ones I think are 2027, Mikey Moore. Mikey Moore I would imagine that will be tied up this summer and we’ll see a new deal for him. When they’re 16,17 or 18 you get these new contracts that kick in anyway and I’m sure they’ll agree to one that reflects a player who has made his Premier League bow now and played 19 times last season,” Gold said.

Tottenham’s upcoming contract decisions

Moore is set for a new contract at Spurs, and there are a few other Tottenham players who may need to open negotiations about a new deal before too long.

Indeed, we’re getting into a crunch period for many Spurs players, and big decisions need to be made.

Rodrigo Bentancur and Yves Bissouma are heading into the final year of their deals, so talks there may have to start sharpish, while it looks like Heung-Min Son and Ben Davies may be at the end of the line in their Tottenham careers.

Meanwhile, Cristian Romero and Richarlison’s contracts are up in 2027, and both players are at a bit of a crossroads at the moment it must be said.

Daniel Levy and co certainly have plenty of work to do on this front as they look to keep hold of their key players.

Thomas Frank has started his new job as the manager of Tottenham Hotspur.

Thomas Frank has replaced Ange Postecoglou after the Australian was sacked a fortnight ago, and he’s wasted no time in getting to work at Spurs.

Frank has already done his first interview as the Tottenham boss, and now he’s preparing ahead of what should be a big season for Spurs.

Bryan Mbeumo has already been identified as a transfer target, while back at Hotspur Way, Frank has been making quite the impression already.

According to Alasdair Gold, speaking on the Gold and Guest Talk Tottenham Podcast, everyone at Tottenham has been highly impressed by Frank as well.

Thomas Frank’s first impression at Tottenham

Gold shared what he’s been hearing from his Tottenham sources about Frank.

The journalist says that everyone who has met Frank so far has been very impressed so far, claiming that he’s a very detailed manager who is a good character too.

“From what I understand, everyone that has met him at Hotspur Way during his first few days there this week has been highly impressed. He’s been everything they expected him to be so far, really good guy, a very detailed guy as well, I guess he’s stepping into a huge organisation compared to what he’s come from,” Gold said.

Tottenham managers’ first impressions

Thomas Frank has made a great first impression at Tottenham, but, sadly, in football, first impressions don’t count for all that much.

Indeed, we’ve been here before with Tottenham managers.

Ange Postecoglou impressed his squad when he first arrived at Spurs, and he went on a fairytale run to start the 2023/24 season as Spurs were top of the league after 10 games.

However, after two seasons, Postecoglou was then sacked.

Antonio Conte also made a great first impression at Spurs, but, again, it was a similar story in that after 18 months in the job, Conte was shown the door.

Frank has seemingly got off to a great start as the Tottenham manager, impressing many within Spurs, but that needs to be backed up on the pitch if he’s going to succeed in north London.

Manchester United and Tottenham have been locked in a transfer battle to sign Bryan Mbeumo in recent weeks.

Ruben Amorim’s side are very keen on Mbeumo, while Thomas Frank wants to reunite with Mbeumo after a successful spell together at Brentford.

It had been reported that Mbeumo was prioritising a move to Manchester United. However, now, there has been another twist in the tale.

Indeed, according to Duncan Castles, speaking on The Transfers Podcast, there’s a good chance that Bryan Mbeumo would pick Tottenham over Manchester United if Spurs met his £70m asking price.

Bryan Mbeumo could choose Tottenham over Man Utd

Castles shared what he knows about Mbeumo’s situation and Tottenham.

The journalist says that he’s now hearing something completely different about Mbeumo, stating that he could choose Tottenham over Manchester United this summer.

“Brentford accept that they have to sell the player, but they want at least £70m for him. The indication from Manchester United was that Mbeumo had chosen to move there and had verbally told them his preference was to move there. I’m not hearing the same on that. I think there is a good chance that Mbeumo, should Tottenham get to the price Brentford are asking for, that he might choose Tottenham ahead of Manchester United,” Castles said.

Mbeumo could choose Tottenham over Manchester United, and it’s fair to say that Thomas Frank will have played a huge part in that decision if that’s how things pan out.

Indeed, Mbeumo loves Frank as a manager and even after he joined Tottenham the winger hailed his former manager, via Sky Sports.

“He’s done so much for me. He literally trusted me from the start [at Brentford] and he developed the team so well. He developed me as a human and a player so much as well. I can only wish him all the best and I’m sure he’s going to do well,” Mbeumo said.

“He knows everything; he’s really smart and knows what he wants to bring the team, how he wants them to play. He’s been fantastic for Brentford.”

Mbeumo says he’s sure Frank is going to do well at Tottenham, and he could well be set to join his former gaffer on this ride.

Tottenham Hotspur have a number of underlying issues at the moment.

After finishing 17th in the Premier League last season, the north London club have a few problems on their hands right now.

Cristian Romero’s future remains undecided, so Tottenham will have to address that issue, while Spurs continue to have problems regarding homegrown talents in the squad as they prepare to play in the Champions League next season.

Indeed, after selling the likes of Oliver Skipp and Harry Winks in recent years, Spurs don’t have tons of homegrown talents in their squad, but, luckily, help could be on the way.

According to Alasdair Gold, speaking on the Gold and Guest Talk Tottenham Podcast, Spurs are interested in re-signing Kyle Walker-Peters, and what’s more interesting is that the player would apparently love to sign for Spurs.

Kyle Walker-Peters would love to join Tottenham

Gold spoke about Walker-Peters and the idea of a potential return to Tottenham.

According to the journalist, Walker-Peters would love to re-sign for Tottenham, while Spurs are said to be considering a deal.

“The one I do believe they have considered for this summer is Kyle Walker-Peters,” Gold said.

“He’s had a terrific career, over 200 appearances for Southampton, a Premier League regular for a lot of that. I think he has a couple of England caps as well.

“On one side, the full-back spots are pretty busy right now, there are a lot of full-backs there, but as the window goes on, if he’s not been snapped up yet, I can see it as a clever solution, he’s club-trained, he can play on both sides, and from my understanding I think he would love to come back to Spurs as well, they’re his boyhood club.”

Former Tottenham academy players who could re-sign

Tottenham need to remedy their homegrown situation, and one way in which they could do that is by re-signing some of their former academy stars.

Of course, there’s a reason most of these players are no longer at Spurs, but, as depth options, a few of these players could still do a job for Tottenham.

Oliver Skipp, Dennis Cirkin and Troy Parrott are interesting options on this list, while, of course, re-signing Harry Kane would be a dream scenario for Tottenham.

Kane does have a release clause that comes into effect in his Bayern Munich contract at some point, so that is one to keep an eye on in the future.

Noni Madueke was on Spurs’ books at one point too, but as he left the club at the age of 16, he still wouldn’t qualify as homegrown.

Tottenham do need to fix this situation, and re-signing Walker-Peters could be a wise way to do just that.

Tottenham had a poor season last time out in the Premier League.

Indeed, Spurs finished 17th under Ange Postecoglou, and while a Europa League triumph did help soften that blow for the north London club, there are still some serious underlying issues at Spurs.

Tottenham weren’t good enough last season, and a number of their big-name players underperformed.

Heung-Min Son was criticised at points last season, while Dominic Solanke had an up-and-down season for Spurs after his club-record move from Bournemouth.

Expectations were high when Solanke arrived at Tottenham, but after just nine league goals in his debut season, it’s fair to say we haven’t seen the best of the England international at Tottenham just yet.

Luckily, there’s a new dawn on the horizon at Tottenham and Spurs may be about to make a signing that helps Solanke improve.

Antoine Semenyo could help Dominic Solanke improve

Tottenham are interested in signing another Bournemouth player this summer in the shape of Antoine Semenyo.

Daniel Levy has spoken to Semenyo’s agents in recent times, and the Bournemouth winger could be on his way to Spurs.

This will be music to the ears of Solanke as he worked with Semenyo at Bournemouth in a fluid attack when he was at the peak of his powers.

Indeed, Solanke’s stats alongside Semenyo tell the whole story here.

Solanke scores more goals when he’s playing with Semenyo, and that could be massive for Spurs next season if they do indeed do this deal.

Thomas Frank’s work with wingers

Semenyo to Tottenham is a move that makes a lot of sense. Not only would the attacker be reuniting with Dominic Solanke, he’d be joining a manager who knows exactly how to get the best out of this type of winger.

Indeed, Frank has worked wonders with a number of wide players over the years at Brentford, and Semenyo could be the next player to flourish under the Dane.

Solanke may seriously improve upon Semenyo’s arrival at Spurs, but Semenyo himself may also improve massively upon making this move to north London to work under Frank.

Of course, whether or not this deal gets done remains to be seen, but this is a move that makes a lot of sense for a number of parties as Spurs get stuck into the summer transfer window.

Thomas Frank has arrived as the new head coach of Tottenham Hotspur.

Ange Postecoglou was sacked by Daniel Levy 16 days after he won the Europa League title in Bilbao. Some felt that it was a harsh decision, but many others agreed that it was the right call.

Thomas Frank was announced as the new Tottenham manager last week, and on Wednesday, the Dane’s first interview as Spurs boss was released.

What was interesting in that interview was that Frank namechecked many Tottenham players, including Dominic Solanke, Wilson Odobert and Archie Gray, among others.

But, eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice that Frank made no mention of Son Heung-min, who is still the captain of the club.

Tottenham fans think Son Heung-min is definitely leaving

Frank didn’t mention many other players either, but Spurs fans are convinced that Son is leaving because his new boss failed to name him in his interview.

Here’s how a few Tottenham fans reacted to the above…

Reacting to Frank’s first interview, one Tottenham fan wrote: “Sonny is definitely leaving.”

Another said: “Son is so gone, no mention at all.”

“Wow! No mention of Son is very telling,” said another.

Another Tottenham fan said: “Notice how, in his first interview, Thomas Frank mentions Solanke, Bentancur and Maddison as the experienced players in the squad. Nothing about the captain. I reckon Sonny’s gone.”

“No mention of Son, I suspect after the tour he will be off.. and fair enough,” tweeted another.

Three players Tottenham could sign to replace Son Heung-min

Son leaving this summer is a real possibility.

The South Korean was nowhere near his best last season, and the fact that he will turn 33 in July means he is unlikely to be able to fare much better.

TBR Football revealed that Frank is open to selling Son this summer, and if that happens, Tottenham will need a replacement.

Here are three options:

Tottenham Hotspur are aiming for a strong comeback next season with Thomas Frank taking charge.

With Frank appointed, the club are now going to actively work to bolster the squad during the summer transfer window, addressing key areas that need improvement.

One of the areas that the club could look to bolster is the central defence, with Cristian Romero’s future at Tottenham uncertain.

And Liverpool could inadvertently help them in the pursuit of a new centre-back after latest transfer news regarding the Merseyside club.

Liverpool could help Tottenham sign Marc Guehi

One of the players Tottenham have long targeted is Crystal Palace star Marc Guehi.

Spurs even made a £70m bid for Guehi in January. However, the bid was turned down at that time, and the player decided to stay at the club until the end of the season.

The England defender’s current contract with Palace expires in the summer of 2026, and Guehi is refusing to sign a new deal with the club. It has been reported that Palace will be willing to sell Guehi for £40m.

According to TBR Football, Palace are interested in signing Joe Gomez from Liverpool this summer, and the Reds will not stand in the player’s way if he wants to move to Selhurst Park.

If Palace can sign Gomez, it will pave the way for Guehi to move to potentially move to the North London club.

Marc Guehi could be a fitting successor to Cristian Romero

Romer has been linked with a move away this summer, with Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone keen on signing him.

Simeone has even publicly expressed his admiration for Romero in a recent interview.

TBR Football has reported that Daniel Levy will make one last attempt to convince him to stay, but Tottenham fully expect him Romero to leave.

In fact, TBR Football has also reported that Romero has told his camp he wants to join Atletico Madrid.

In light of his potential departure, Tottenham could be in the hunt for a top-class replacement, and Guehi might be an ideal candidate.

This past season, Guehi remained a key figure under Oliver Glasner, making 44 appearances across all competitions and contributing three goals and two assists, playing a key role in winning the club their first major trophy as they beat Man City to win the FA Cup this season.

Guehi brings valuable leadership qualities and a strong sense of organisation at the back, making him a natural fit to replace Romero, who has long been the vocal leader in Tottenham’s defence.

Beyond his leadership, Guehi offers Premier League experience and reliability that Spurs will need if they have to fill the void that will be left by the departure of an experienced player like Romero.

Tottenham Hotspur fans are far from happy after learning that the club have been offered £54 million for one of their most talented teenagers.

The North London club have managed to collect many major young talents and now, Thomas Frank gets the job of helping to nurture their potential.

Luka Vuskovic arrives at Tottenham this summer to add yet further reinforcement to their young, talented squad.

However, one of their teenage sensations is subject to offers from several major European clubs, but supporters think their offers are an insult.

Tottenham fans insulted by £54m enquiries for Lucas Bergvall

Several major clubs are prepared to pay around £54 million for Lucas Bergvall and have informed Tottenham Hotspur about their interest, according to Fotboll Direkt.

However, both Spurs and the midfielder are unwilling to entertain offers this summer and the matter is likely to be closed there.

Back in April, Bergvall signed a new contract until the summer of 2031 and the 19-year-old is expected to have the team built around him.

The midfielder exploded onto the scene in N17 and ended up playing such an important role in helping Spurs to win the Europa League.

Bergvall ended the season with 45 appearances under his belt and he won Tottenham’s Player of the Season award.

But now, with news of offers coming in for him worth around £54 million, Tottenham supporters have been furiously reacting on X.

One fan insisted that the offer was nowhere close to being his value: “Triple it, then we start talking.”

Meanwhile, another added: “Wonderkid, he could be one of the best if he keeps developing under Frank.”

There was further frustration at the news that clubs would be prepared to offer £54 million: “He can’t be priced on the same level as Tyler Dibling. He should be worth £100 million.”

Finally, another supporter said: “£54 million must be a mistake, surely they missed off a zero on that fee.”

Thomas Frank has already talked up Lucas Bergvall at Tottenham

Frank namechecked Bergvall when highlighting the young talents he must help develop after taking on the role as head coach of Spurs.

The Danish manager also listed Archie Gray, Wilson Odobert and Destiny Udogie as the best young players at the football club.

Frank added: “Of course, the younger ones as well, I think it’s all players that we need to develop and make perform at the highest level.

“But of course, Bergvall, Archie Gray, Odobert, Udogie, all of them have a high ceiling, and there are others I haven’t mentioned.”

Currently, Bergvall is recovering from an injury, and Spurs will be hoping that the teenager can recover in time for the UEFA Super Cup on August 13.

It’s more than likely that the Swedish international will be a key player under Frank and having him fit to face PSG will be so important for their hopes of winning.

One of Tottenham Hotspur’s targets, who has held talks with the North London club, might now be heading elsewhere.

The Lilywhites’ transfer plans could now spring into action with Thomas Frank finally in place following the sacking of Ange Postecoglou.

Tottenham Hotspur are yet to make any concrete moves for new additions; however, they have permanently signed Mathys Tel and Kevin Danso.

But now, a player who they have held a long-term interest in and held talks over a transfer this summer is subject to a bid from another European club.

FC Porto make improved bid for Tottenham target Roony Bardghji

FC Porto have made an improved bid for Spurs target Roony Bardghji, as reported by Bold.

TBR Football revealed that Tottenham had held talks with Bardghji over a transfer, but now the Portuguese club are looking to steal a march.

Porto have submitted a second improved offer for the winger and are now working with FC Copenhagen to get a deal done for the teenager.

Tottenham hold a long-term interest in Bardghji, with the Lilywhites having been keeping tabs on him since at least 2023.

The 19-year-old has just six months remaining on his contract, and clubs have held talks about signing for a cut-price deal this summer.

TBR Football understands that Tottenham want to sign a right-sided forward this summer, which is predominantly where Bardghji plays.

The North London club ideally want a starter, but could see the young Swede as a solid investment, especially considering their long-term interest in a deal.

Bardghji has been dubbed ‘the Swedish Messi’, which proves just how highly rated he is and why Spurs are keen to sign him.

Tottenham might be deterred by Roony Bardghji’s injury record

One factor which could deter Tottenham from pursuing a deal for the teenager is his recent injury record.

Bardghji suffered an ACL injury back in April 2024 which took him until March of this year to finally return after missing 48 matches.

The ‘extraordinary’ winger has just suffered a new injury, which is always a concern after just coming back from such a serious issue.

The youngster’s talent and potential price tag mean that the risk is minimal, but that is surely something which could impact Spurs’ plans for him.

At this stage, it doesn’t appear to be putting off Porto who are looking to secure his signature this summer.