Flocking to Twitter, many Tottenham Hotspur fans have erupted over the official announcement of third major summer signing Cristian Romero after long talks.

Spurs have been attempting to sign the Argentine from Atalanta over these last two weeks with the Serie A side having remained stubborn in negotiations for a period.

However, news broke recently of an agreement between the clubs as Tottenham now finalise his signing and make an announcement.

Romero has joined the Lilywhites as Nuno Espirito Santo's third major summer signing after deals for both Pierluigi Gollini and Bryan Gil, but his arrival in particular finally puts an end to Spurs' long, long search for a star centre-half.

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Tottenham have been trying to sign a colossal defensive presence since last summer, sending Steve Hitchen out to negotiate with Inter Milan for the attempted signing of Milan Skriniar in 2020 (Alasdair Gold).

Romero, though, is arguably worth the wait given his credentials - having won the Serie A MVP award for best defender over 2020/2021.

Here's how Spurs fans went wild for the big announcement, flocking to reply to the club's official Twitter account.

Spurs fans erupt over Romero signing

"YES YES YES"

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"Buzzing with this, don't know much about the lad till we linked few weeks back.. The way players and football reporters talk about him u can only be excited.. Voted best defender in Serie A, just off back of Copa America victory.. Hopefully he hits the ground running." 

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"Absolutely beautiful"

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"Let’s goooooooo"

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"So happy with this signing! Think this could be a game changer"

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"Top signing, and what we’ve been crying out for. Hopefully more to come"

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"A proper CB, tears in my eyes"

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"Paratici masterclass"

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In other news: Alasdair Gold shares 'further good news' for Spurs involving Paratici target, find out more here.