Victor Romero, father of Tottenham Hotspur star Christian Romero, has questioned recent transfer claims.
The Argentina international moved to Europe for the first time when Genoa signed him from Club Atlético Belgrano in 2018.
Since then, he has had stints with Juventus and Atalanta in Italy and La Dea sold him to Tottenham in 2020. Spurs initially signed the centre-back on loan and made his stay permanent a year later.
Last summer, Atletico Madrid wanted to sign the defender, but the Premier League team refused to do so and extended his contract.
The north London club have struggled this season and now sit 17th in the table, one point more than 18th-placed West Ham United. Earlier this week, Roberto De Zerbi became their third manager of the season.
Two months ago, Sports Witness Covered claims from Argentina That the 27-year-old will leave Spurs in the summer. Since then, there have been claims of interest from Atlético, Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Surprising transfer option for Tottenham star
Argentinian journalist Fernando Lavechea told Radio Splendid, relayed by infobaeAbout a surprising claim regarding Christian Romero.
They reported on Friday that the World Cup winner wants to leave Tottenham Hotspur and return to Club Atlético Belgrano.
The defender is a product of the Argentinian club's academy and spent two years with their first team before moving to Europe.
After Lavecchia reported this, series 3 Contacted Victor Romero to get his opinion about his son's possible return.
"It's a bomb that keeps getting bigger. I hope it's true; as a Belgrano fan and a father, what more could I want, but I know nothing," He said.
However, the Spurs star's father is shocked by the claim. Victor explained: "Cutie isn't one to make statements, so that surprises me."
Also, Romero.SR is not closing the door to a possible transfer to his old club in the future.
"I don't know anything, but anything can happen in football. Today you might be thinking about staying close to your family, and tomorrow they put a team together to win the championship and everything changes. I don't want to lie," He added.
Spurs want to recoup investment
The English club paid Atalanta around €50m to buy Cristian Romero in 2021.
His father now believes that Tottenham Hotspur would like to recoup the fee invested from the sale.
"He has two more years on his contract with Tottenham and the release clause is very high. The English club will not let him leave for free; it is between $50-70m [€43.4-60.6m]. For me, they would like to get their investment back," Victor said.
Contract, price and agent information
Last August, the Spurs star signed a new contract until 2029 transfer market He is now worth €50 million.
The former Juventus man is represented by agent Ciro Palermo, who mainly looks after Argentinian players.
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