Barcelona Pursues Cristian Romero

The leadership at Barcelona is planning to enter the transfer market to bolster their defense, with a particular interest in Tottenham’s central defender, Cristian Romero. The Catalan club has been closely monitoring this leader of the English team, according to reports from Sport.es.

According to the publication, Barcelona has been keeping a close eye on the 28-year-old Argentine amid uncertainties about Tottenham’s performance this season. Despite this, the Spanish champions are not prepared to pay the £50 million demanded by Tottenham for the World Cup winner.

🚨 Barcelona are preparing to open talks with Tottenham over Cristian Romero as they look to take advantage of Spurs’ relegation fears. 🇦🇷

Barça do NOT want to pay the €60M fee currently being demanded but the Argentine defender is expected to push for a move away from Spurs… pic.twitter.com/hB0w0IsLbQ

— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) May 21, 2026

Romero Attracts Interest From Atletico Madrid

Romero is also on the radar of Atletico Madrid. It is believed that he is the top choice of Diego Simeone to strengthen the defense of the "Colchoneros."

This season, Romero has participated in 32 matches for "the Spurs" across all competitions, scoring six goals and providing four assists.

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