Barcelona's interest in Cuti Romero rocks the transfer market | OneFootball

Cristian “Cuti” Romero is the central figure in the latest rumor shaking up the European transfer market. According to Spanish media, the Córdoba native has emerged as one of Barcelona’s top-priority options. However, the Catalan club is not alone in the race: Real Madrid also has the World Cup champion on its radar, as part of an ambitious plan that would include an attempt to hire Lionel Scaloni as head coach.

At 28, Cuti is going through a mixed situation at Tottenham. While his team fights to avoid relegation in the Premier League under Roberto De Zerbi, the center-back is recovering from an injury that has limited his playing time ahead of the World Cup. Despite this complicated present, his quality keeps him as Joan Laporta’s high-end “Plan B” in case the signing of Italian defender Alessandro Bastoni does not go through.

It is not the first time Romero’s name has echoed through the halls of the blaugrana club. In 2021, Lionel Messi himself had recommended him when the defender was still shining at Atalanta. Now, with 156 matches and 13 goals for Spurs, the former Belgrano player seems to be facing his great chance to land in La Liga, where Madrid will also try to tempt him into joining a project that already includes young Argentine talents such as Franco Mastantuono.

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