Tottenham Star ★ Shortly after winning the Europa League, he expressed his intention to transfer to chairman Levi

Jun 04, 2025

"I told President Daniel Levy that I would like to transfer."

'Son Heung-min's best friend' Christian Romero decided to leave Tottenham for Atletico Madrid. The news comes days after Tottenham beat Manchester United to lift the Europa League trophy.

Romero played a key role in the Europa League and played a crucial role in Tottenham's 17-year-old victory. Alejandro Garnacho respected Romero for his contribution to neutralizing United's attack with praise for being the "best centre-back in the world". Romero secured his team Tottenham's Europa League victory following Argentina's World Cup victory, making a remarkable achievement in his personal career.

Romero has been a huge influence on the defensive line since he wore a Tottenham uniform for 42 million pounds (about 78.3 billion won) in Atalanta four years ago. However, shortly after completing his best moment, he declared his separation from Tottenham.

According to Spanish media Marca, Romero recently conveyed his desire to go to Atletico Madrid to Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy. The outlet went on to report that `Atletico Madrid highly appreciate Romero and although negotiations have been postponed due to the Europa League final, Atletico Madrid are now moving to recruit him.'

Atletico Sports Director Carlos Busce and Romero's agent Ciro Palermo have already reportedly negotiated with Atletico Madrid President Miguel Anhel Gil. Atletico and Tottenham have already struck a number of deals over the years. Atletico have signed Kieran Trippier and Matt Doherty and Sergio Reguilon on loan.

Romero's transfer fee, whose contract with Tottenham expires next summer, is estimated to be 70 million euros (about 109.8 billion won). Romero's position does not seem to have changed even though Tottenham secured a berth in the European Champions League next season by winning the Europa League. He is still known to want to play for Diego Simeone's team, Spain's capital Madrid. In particular, teammates such as Rodrigo de Paul, Nahuel Molina and Julián Álvarez, who joined Atletico Madrid last summer, also seem to have strongly recommended the transfer.

In an interview shortly after the match against Manchester United, Romero strongly expressed the nuance that his companion with Tottenham was over. "I gave everything for this uniform. I came here to make a historic moment, and now that I've achieved that goal, it's time to enjoy it."

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.