Tottenham Hotspur defender Cristian Romero says he “would love” to play in La Liga.
Romero will have two years remaining on his Tottenham contract at the end of this season, having signed a five-year deal in the summer of 2022 after he joined permanently from Atalanta.
The 26-year-old’s future has been the subject of debate for several months, with Atletico Madrid interested in him and city rivals Real Madrid also looking to sign a centre-back in the summer.
“La Liga is left for me to play in, I would love to, to tell you the truth,” Romero told Argentine broadcaster TyC Sports. “I would love to play there because it’s the league I’m missing.”
Romero has struggled for fitness this season, making only 18 Premier League appearances. He played the first half of Monday night’s 2-1 home loss against Nottingham Forest, with Postecoglou saying after that his withdrawal — along with centre-back partner Micky van de Ven — at half-time was planned.
Romero also appeared to criticise the Spurs board in an interview with Spanish broadcaster Telemundo Deporte following a defeat by Chelsea in December, comments which head coach Ange Postecoglou said his vice-captain apologised for.
Following the Forest defeat, Spurs are 16th in the Premier League having lost 18 of their 33 games. They face Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt next week in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final.
“I try to above all live the day to day,” the Argentina international added. “There are almost two months until the championship ends and in my head it’s always (about) performing to the maximum, trying to finish in the best way possible.
“We’re in the semi-final of the Europa League. It’s an important step for the club after so many years where they hadn’t reached those stages. To say I’m happy (with that)? No, because in the end I want to win it, but it depends on a lot of things. After that, once the championship finishes, we’ll see.
“The truth is I haven’t spoken to my representative yet but I’m open to anything. In my head, I always (think about) growing, also (about) going to new places to keep growing but I don’t want to talk about that yet because there’s a few months left of the championship.”
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