Tottenham Hotspur's World Cup and Europa League winning star center back Cristian Romero is on the verge of an exit this summer transfer window. That is neither new nor surprising news for the Spurs faithful, as Romero was already pining for that big ticket La Liga transfer during the 2024/25 season, literally giving an interview in which he said this out loud.
Romero's commitment to the club was questioned severely despite being captain, and when he wanted to stay in Argentina instead of spending the last Matchday with his Tottenham teammates, Roberto De Zerbi made it clear that this behavior was unacceptable.
As transfer rumors swirl, Tottenham are not even trying to keep Romero around. In fact, they seem to be actively shopping him. According to the latest information from Fabrizio Romano, while Tottenham and Serie A giants Inter Milan have been in talks over England's breakout fullback Djed Spence, Spurs have been offering Romero to Inter during the transfer negotiations. Fab reminds Spurs fans that Barcelona are interested as well. But he also says on the Inter case, while the Nerazzurri do like Romero, the cost of signing him is "very high".
Tottenham are actively shopping Cristian Romero
It would be quite the story if Cristian Romero, a former Juventus prospect, joined Inter as a possible replacement for one of their star center backs amidst rumors that Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid want to land Romero.
But the reality is that Romero is priced out of most clubs. Teams just are not willing to spend a whole lot on center backs who are not young, and with the wages Romero will want, that eats into how much a Serie A club like Inter can give.
With the Premier League pretty much off the table, Romero's best bet is going to La Liga, and Tottenham Hotspur thus have fewer suitors to work with, which will impact the ultimate price that Romero can go for to either Atletico Madrid or Barcelona (Real Madrid appear to be looking elsewhere, more in the direction of Alessandro Bastoni).
Romero has only boosted his transfer value this summere at the World Cup for Argentina, producing real heroics against both Egypt and Cape Verde. If Argentina win the World Cup for a second straight tournament, then that will only skyrocket Romero's value even more, which is good for Tottenham but also means that there are fewer landing spots for him to go to. It's a bit of a weird situation, because the better Romero does, the closer to an asymptote he reaches where his value is governed by how much the La Liga giants can spend. But we are also at a point whre it is entirely obvious Spurs want to cash in and sell him, seeing his value at a high point this summer.
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