John Wenham feels any interested club will have to fork out in excess of £100 million to sign Cristian Romero.
Cristian Romero has only gone from strength to strength since making the move to Tottenham back in 2021. He has established himself as one of the mainstays at the North London club and has done wonders on the international stage for Argentina. The World Cup winner is amongst the best in the world and it is normal for someone of his quality to attract a lot of interest.
Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Real Madrid are clubs who have been linked with the 26-year-old centre-back. All three clubs approached Tottenham during the summer regarding a potential transfer and they could soon return for his services. John Wenham, the owner of Spurs podcast Lilywhite Rose doesn’t want the Argentine international to be sold but if they had to, he feels a potential transfer would cost over £100 million, which would be a club-record sale.
While speaking on Tottenham News, Wenham said: “We bought Romero for quite a big sum of money.
“As a starting point, I think he would go for north of double what we paid for him. He has joined the club, won the World Cup and Copa America, and become an established name.
“Do we want to be selling our genuine world-class players? No, of course not, the big clubs don’t do that.
“However, if we did have to sell him, we’d be talking about a fee of £100million-plus.”
Wenham has urged Tottenham to retain the services of the 26-year-old and the North London club seems to be trying their best as they are looking to hold contract renewal talks with Romero. But, if he decides against extending his stay, Daniel Levy might not have many options to play with.
He will only have two years left on his deal next summer. If he doesn’t pen a new contract, Levy will have to listen to offers from the likes of Real Madrid, PSG and United. While keeping Romero at the club will be a top priority for the club’s chairman as well as manager Ange Postecoglou, raising in excess of £100 million won’t be a bad deal. They will be making a significant profit and will also have enough funds to find a replacement.