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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Lyall Thomas thrilled by Cristian Romero news"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-lyall-thomas-thrilled-by-cristian-romero-news/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2022-02-05T14:05:55Z"
modified: "2022-02-05T14:05:55Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Lyall Thomas thrilled by Cristian Romero news

**Taking to [Twitter,](https://twitter.com/skysportslyall/status/1489559351509622792?s=21) Sky Sports reporter Lyall Thomas has reacted to some news out of Tottenham Hotspur involving star summer signing Cristian Romero.**

### The Lowdown: Spurs boost emerges…

As now confirmed by manager Antonio Conte, the former Atalanta centre-back and [Serie A MVP award winner](https://www.atalanta.it/en/news/mvp-2020-2021-romero-best-defender/) is now back in contention for Tottenham alongside Son Heung-min after a lengthy absence.

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Romero has been sidelined since sustaining a ‘[very serious’](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12483870/cristian-romero-antonio-conte-confirms-tottenham-defender-out-until-2022-with-serious-injury) injury during Argentina’s crunch World Cup qualifier against Brazil in November.

Conte has since had to cope with limited defensive options but now, in what the Italian has described as ‘[good news](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/fixtures-results/tottenham-injury-blow-brighton-conte-22989654)‘, Romero has returned to the fold.

### The Latest: Thomas makes claim…

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/skysportslyall/status/1489559351509622792?s=21), reacting to the South American powerhouse’s comeback, Thomas believes his impact will be ‘big’ and has described his potential inclusion as ‘like a new signing’.

“Cristian Romero’s return might also feel like a new signing within the squad by the way,” the Sky man explained.

“He hasn’t been present in Tottenham’s upsurge under Antonio Conte so far, so anticipating a big impact in the final half of the campaign if he stays fit.”

### The Verdict: Big news…

Signed for £42 million last year, Romero could indeed be a major player for Tottenham over the remainder of 2021/2022.

His phenomenal campaign for Atalanta last season is a real indicator of his ability, with Italian football expert Conor Clancy calling Romero ‘one of the most exciting centre-backs in the world’ in an exclusive interview with [The Transfer Tavern.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/spurs-target-cristian-romero-dubbed-one-of-the-most-exciting-centre-backs-in-the-world-e186/)

The 23-year-old also made an amazing [3.1 interceptions per 90 for Atalanta](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/323663/History/Cristian-Romero) over 2020/2021 – far more than any Spurs player managed in that same season ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/30/Archive/England-Tottenham?stageId=18685)).

Indeed, if Romero can remain fully fit, he looks set to be a massive plus point for Conte.

***In other news: ‘Transfer was almost complete’ – Chairman makes major claim involving Spurs and 6 foot 2 ace, find out more [here.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-hotspur-club-chief-makes-major-dele-alli-claim/)***