Argentina World Cup star Cristian Romero is one of the best players at the tournament that is available on the summer transfer market, and it is almost certain that Tottenham Hotspur will sell their captain after a disappointing 2025/26 season and clear signs from the player, especially by the end of the season, that he wants out.
Even before he was named captain, Romero was flirting with La Liga giants Real Madrid and especially Atletico Madrid last season, and many fans are expecting him to head to Spanish football this summer, with Atleti looking like the most logical destination as Real are looking for, quite frankly, better defenders to give to Jose Mourinho.
But when Manchester United started to emerge as the first concrete link of the summer to Romero, Tottenham fans got worried. It is one thing to sell Romero to a La Liga side or another club outside of the Premier League, but it would be another thing entirely to send Romero to another Big Six club and then watch him burn them in the Premier League for a few years to come.
Cristian Romero's next destination likely isn't Man United
Fabrizio Romano says not to worry, though. The world's foremost transfer expert states that Manchester United actually did not make a formal approach for Cristian Romero despite the rumors from the English press. Instead, Romero is actually being courted by other clubs, and most importantly, Fab says that Romero's priority is to play outside of England and get a fresh start in another country.
It makes a ton of sense for Romero to want out. Not just because of the Spanish language, but La Liga makes a lot of sense for Romero's aggressive playing style, and Diego Simeone loves center backs like this who are comfortable with the ball at their feet but willing to mix it up physically. And even though Romero was good for Tottenham over the years, he was actually even better in Serie A before that for Atalanta, where he was able to play a lot more aggressively - even more than under Ange Postecoglou.
Tottenham Hotspur have already signed compatriot and World Cup teammate Marcos Senesi to replace him as a ball playing center back, and Roberto De Zerbi's personal favorite Jan Paul van Hecke is a 60 million euro investment with similar qualities on the ball. Tottenham will hope they can sell Romero for a similar amount, and they will love that Fab is saying Man United and other Premier League clubs are not the main ones in the picture.
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