Atletico Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur and Cristian Romero
Wednesday
Atletico Madrid have agreed a €40m, roughly £34.2m, fee with Tottenham for captain Cristian Romero. Spurs will also retain a 15% sell-on clause as the Argentina centre-back prepares to leave after five seasons in north London.
Tottenham resisted exploratory Arsenal interest because they did not want to strengthen their local rival, allowing Atletico to move ahead. Romero becomes another major summer addition for Diego Simeone as the Spanish club pushes spending beyond £100m.