TOTTENHAM have no intention of selling Cristian Romero to Arsenal – despite the Spurs captain being believed to be open to the highly-controversial switch.
World Cup finalist Romero, 28, is set to leave Spurs this summer after five seasons in N17.
Cristian Romero is on Arsenal’s radar but it appears Spurs would rather have him in the reserves than sell him to their North London rivals Credit: Getty
The Spurs captain wants a new challenge after helping Argentina reach the World Cup final Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
Arch-rivals Arsenal are understood to be interested in the Argentine, along with Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan.
A move across North London would be a truly eyebrow-raising transfer and have the hallmarks of Sol Campbell leaving Spurs for Arsenal in 2001.
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The difference with that switch though was that Campbell was a free agent, meaning Spurs could not prevent the centre-back from crossing into enemy territory.
Romero still has another three years left on his contract meaning Tottenham hold the cards over his future.
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JattvibeSport has been told by a high-level source at Spurs that they would not entertain the prospect of selling a player to the Gunners.
It appears to rule out what would be the most contentious move of the summer.
But Romero is still expected to leave Spurs before the end of the transfer window.
Boss Roberto De Zerbi has already signed Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton for £52million as his replacement.
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Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan have also been linked to the Tottenham captain Credit: Getty
Atletico have a long-standing interest, with head coach Diego Simeone a huge fan of his compatriot, and seem a much more likely destination.
The Spanish giants tried to sign Romero last summer before then boss Thomas Frank convinced the defender to sign a bumper new contract and made him skipper.
Atletico are believed to be readying a fresh bid for £40million-rated Romero, financed by sales of a number of three other players.
They include Italian left-back Matteo Ruggeri, who is close to a £17m switch to Aston Villa.
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Romero has told Spurs he wants to explore other avenues Credit: Getty
Romero’s fellow Argentine Nahuel Molina is heading to Roma in a deal worth up to £14.5m.
While Thiago Almada, another international team-mate of Romero, is expected to join River Plate for £17m.
Inter are also very keen on Romero but are believed to still have some way to go to strike an agreement with the player over personal terms.
Arsenal are in the market for a new centre-back with William Saliba set for a spell on the sidelines with a back injury.
JattvibeSport revealed earlier this summer their interest in free agent John Stones, but the England defender opted to join Inter on a two-year deal.
Players who have played for both Tottenham and Arsenal in the past
There have been a few players who have played for both Tottenham and Arsenal
Jimmy BrainArsenal to Tottenham1931
George HuntTottenham to Arsenal1937
Freddie CoxTottenham to Arsenal1949
Laurie BrownArsenal to Tottenham1964
David JenkinsArsenal to Tottenham1968
Jimmy RobertsonTottenham to Arsenal1968
Steve WalfordTottenham to Arsenal1977
Willie YoungTottenham to Arsenal1977
Pat JenningsTottenham to Arsenal1977
Pat JenningsArsenal to Tottenham1985
Sol CampbellTottenham to Arsenal2001
Rohan RickettsArsenal to Tottenham2002
William GallasArsenal to Tottenham2010
