Christian Romero (27, Tottenham), the 'partner of Son Heung-min', is leaving Tottenham first.
British outlet Football Transfers reported on the 2nd, "The transfer rumors surrounding Tottenham defender Romero are becoming concrete. Aston Villa is targeting Romero this summer. Since moving from Atalanta to Tottenham in 2021, Romero has only played 17 official matches this season due to injury."
Romero is an indispensable key player for Tottenham. However, as he has been sidelined due to injury, Tottenham has fallen to 14th place in the Premier League. Eventually, Tottenham is also considering Romero's transfer.
'GiveMeSport' noted, "Tottenham wants to renew the contract by offering a higher weekly salary to keep Romero. However, Romero has rejected Tottenham's offer. Consequently, Tottenham has started searching for a successor for Romero. Tottenham is demanding a transfer fee of £55 million (approximately 104.1 billion won) for Romero."
Currently, several teams, including Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Napoli, and Bayern Munich, are interested in Romero. Aston Villa has also joined the fray. Villa plans to attract Romero by offering an attractive five-year contract.
Romero is reported to prefer a transfer to a team that has a Champions League qualification. This is why it is difficult for Aston Villa, currently 9th in the Premier League, to secure Romero. If this continues, Romero is likely to move to a big club in another league.
If Romero, the vice-captain who supports captain Son Heung-min, leaves, Son will be even more lonely at Tottenham.
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