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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Alasdair Gold has ‘good news’ on Cristian Romero"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-alasdair-gold-has-good-news-on-cristian-romero/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-08-02T16:35:27Z"
modified: "2021-08-02T16:35:27Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Alasdair Gold has ‘good news’ on Cristian Romero

**Taking to[Twitter](https://twitter.com/AlasdairGold/status/1422142977481322499), sharing his latest piece for [football.london](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/transfer-news/tottenham-closing-cristian-romero-transfer-21202782), Tottenham Hotspur correspondent Alasdair Gold has dropped some ‘good news’ for supporters regarding Cristian Romero.**

### The Lowdown: Spurs in Romero talks…

Tottenham have been in talks to sign the Argentine for over a week, with [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12362053/cristian-romero-tottenham-step-up-pursuit-of-atalanta-and-argentina-defender) first detailing a £34m (€40m) offer to Atalanta for his services.

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The Serie A side remained stubborn over their asking price for Romero, however, despite the player himself ‘pushing’ for a move to north London ([Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1421652984056909825)).

Now, correspondent Gold has shared some ‘good news’ on the transfer saga in a timely boost amid the Harry Kane news.

### The Latest: Spurs closing in on Romero…

As per the journalist, writing for [football.london](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/transfer-news/tottenham-closing-cristian-romero-transfer-21202782), Tottenham are now closing in on a deal to sign Romero with talks in the ‘final stages’.

[Tottenham latest developments…](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/tottenham-latest-updates-copy/)

Indeed, Spurs are confident that a [€50 million (£42.7m)](https://twitter.com/AlasdairGold/status/1422142977481322499) move will be completed after extensive talks with Atalanta as they eye a third major summer signing.

Personal terms are already agreed and Romero himself is keen to join Spurs, with Gold sharing the article on his [Twitter](https://twitter.com/AlasdairGold/status/1422142977481322499) feed and writing:

“At least some good news this morning as the move for Cristian Romero is finally edging towards completion in what is going to cost Spurs around 50m euros.”

### The Verdict: Welcome update…

As the reports of Kane unrest grow stronger and stronger after he [missed training today](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/harry-kane-misses-spurs-training-as-he-steps-up-attempts-to-force-move-to-manchester-city-dxmf96jv3), this news on Tottenham’s number one centre-back target comes as a welcome update.

Fabio Paratici is looking to oversee a major defensive overhaul before the transfer window deadline on August 31 and he could hardly start with a better capture than Romero.

Winning the [Serie A MVP award](https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/the-mvps-of-the-2020-2021-season-cristian-romero-best-defender) for best defender in 2020/2021, he also averaged a mighty [3.1 interceptions per 90](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/323663/Show/Cristian-Romero) over 29 league starts – far more than any Spurs player managed in the Premier League ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/30/Show/England-Tottenham)).

At 23-years-old and with plenty of years ahead at the top level, potentially snapping Romero up for £42.7m is a phenomenal bit of business.

***In other news: ‘Speaking to people involved’ – Alasdair Gold also believes another Spurs signing ‘will happen’, find out more [here.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-hotspur-alasdair-gold-believes-takehiro-tomiyasu-signing-will-happen/)***