Amidst the speculation linking Cristian Romero with a move to Atletico Madrid, Paul Robinson has now given very interesting advice on what Spurs must look to do if the La Liga club push ahead with a move for the centre-back.
Over the last few weeks, a number of sources have claimed that Romero is ready to join Atletico Madrid in the summer after recently speaking with Diego Simeone regarding the possibility.
Some reports have suggested that, after their inability to convince the centre-back to sign a new deal, Tottenham are now ready to listen to offers for Romero.
In fact, a few days ago, one outlet even asserted that Spurs are ‘likely’ to lose Romero this summer and are already exploring the market for potential replacements.
Paul Robinson says Tottenham should not worry about losing Cristian Romero
Paul Robinson opined that while his first preference would be to keep the Argentine at the club, the Spurs vice-captain has not performed to the expected standard this season.
The former Tottenham number told Daniel Levy to accept any big offer that comes in for the former Juventus man and use the funds to strengthen other areas of the squad.
When asked about the speculation on Romero’s future, Robinson told Football Insider: “A new manager is going to come into Tottenham next season if they aren’t in Europe – if they haven’t won the Europa League – and is going to have new ideas.
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“Restructured squad aside, I’d look at that as a new manager coming in and say; Romero [and] Van de Ven? Yes, they would be my first-choice centre-half partnership.
“You get a big offer in for one of those two [and] you think; ‘okay maybe I can use that in other areas, I can buy a top quality young centre-half and also use the money to strengthen my squad elsewhere’.
“Romero, I think he’s had a poor season – [if] I’m a new manager coming in and somebody offers me a big offer for Cristian Romero, I’m taking it, and I’m using it to buy another centre half and strengthen the squad elsewhere. I wouldn’t be too concerned if anybody left this summer, in all honesty.”
How much do Tottenham want for Romero?
One Spanish outlet claimed last week that Spurs have asked Atletico Madrid to pay €80m (£68.6m) for Romero.
However, the report explained that the La Liga giants will try their best to bring the price down to around €40m-€50m (£34.3m-£42.8m).
Romero has two years left on his contract at Tottenham and it remains to be seen if he agitates for an exit this summer if Diego Simeone’s men do push ahead with an offer.