Romero completes £34.2m Atletico Madrid move
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- Cristian Romero completed a £34.2m transfer from Tottenham to Atletico Madrid, signing a five-year deal after announcing his Spurs exit on Friday ahead of the club's confirmation.
- Tottenham retain a 15 per cent sell-on clause in the deal, recouping value two years before Romero's contract was due to expire in summer 2029.
- Romero was sent off twice during Spurs' Premier League relegation battle last season and missed the end of the campaign with a knee injury after making 124 appearances over five seasons.
- Romero drew fan criticism when he appeared set to watch his boyhood club Belgrano play River Plate in the Argentina Primera Division Apertura final instead of attending Spurs' decisive final game against Everton.
- Atletico Madrid had long admired the Argentina international, who reportedly preferred the move, with Inter Milan and north London rivals Arsenal also expressing interest.
- Sky Sports News' Michael Bridge said Spurs fans will not miss Romero, pointing to his public criticism of the board and inconsistent effort as reasons the relationship had soured.
- Romero said in his farewell post that he had achieved his dream of leaving his name in Spurs' history as the captain of the side that ended their 17-year trophy drought.
Why it matters: Spurs are selling the captain who broke their 17-year trophy drought for £34.2m — recouping value before his contract expires while keeping a 15% sell-on clause, but Bridge's verdict underscores that the relationship had collapsed after relegation scraps and public board criticism.
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