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'Why are you two so sweet? '
A behavior that would seem to be a long-time best friend was caught between Tottenham Hotspur coach Thomas Frank and star defender Christian Romero.
It was a scene from a short training video, and director Frank was talking about something with a friendly look on his left arm around Romero's shoulder. Tottenham fans were thrilled to see this. Romero thinks it's an act of finally opening up and staying at Tottenham completely. Some analysts say Romero will also take over as the next Tottenham captain.
British media TBR Football reported on the 23rd (Korea time) 'Tottenham fans are enthusiastic about what coach Frank is doing to Romero during the training session' Romero played an indispensable role in the team with Son Heung-min as vice-captain last season. He led the team by Son Heung-min's side and lifted the 2024-2025 UEFA Europa League trophy together. Romero is a key resource among Tottenham's core resources to the extent that it was named the Europa League MVP.
However, Romero was strongly embroiled in rumors of a move to Atletico Madrid after the end of the season. AT Madrid reportedly reached a personal agreement after actively pursuing Romero's recruitment at the club level. In particular, coach Diego Simeone publicly said he wanted Romero to be recruited and persuaded him to transfer by contacting him personally every day.
Tottenham's position, however, was adamant. Contrary to almost neglecting Son Heung-min, Romero actively tried to stay. If he stays, he even promised to beat Son Heung-min to be the highest weekly wage in the team. It has also been reported in local media that head coach Frank considers Romero the next captain.
Above all, Romero himself exuded a strong nuance of leaving Tottenham. Romero has already complained to Tottenham even during the season. He had to undergo a long rehabilitation due to his injury last season, but after joining the Argentine national team, he thanked 'I was able to recover my condition thanks to the national team's medical staff' He then said that Tottenham's poor medical system was the reason for the prolonged return.
Romero, in particular, was also a big supporter of former coach Enze Postecoglou. When Tottenham replaced Postecoglou, who led the Europa League to win, he indirectly criticized the club's decision by posting a message on his personal SNS thanking and affection for Postecoglou.
Therefore, Tottenham fans were quite concerned that Romero, the team's core power, would leave for AT Madrid in the summer transfer window.
TBR Football's future at Tottenham remained uncertain after rumors of an AT Madrid transfer. One of Frank's most important tasks was to convince Romero that his best option was to stay at Tottenham'Fans were also concerned about losing one of his team's best players to rumors that Romero could be transferred.
However, through the recent training video released by Tottenham, these concerns disappeared at once. This is because there was a warm air of affection between Romero and director Frank in the video.
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TBR Football said, `If you look at the recently released Tottenham training video, Romero's situation seems to have already been resolved positively,' adding that Frank was seen giving Romero a warm hug after training last Tuesday. Amid various speculations surrounding Romero's future, Tottenham fans are delighted to see the new coach and vice-captain getting closer.
Romero started wearing the team's captain's armband in the first half of the preseason's first game against Reading on the 19th. In the second half, Son Heung-min took over the captain's armband and went on the ground. Speaking at a press conference a day before the game, Frank said, `We have not decided on the next captain yet" he said. However, if Romero stays, there is a high possibility that he will overtake Son Heung-min and wear the captain's armband.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
