The news about Tottenham back Cristian Romero was shared by Fabrizio Romano. Since the summer transfer window, Real Madrid has been linked with a move for Romero.

Real Madrid tried to sign young defender Leny Yoro but failed. With Antonio Rudiger and David Alaba now in their 30s, the Spanish giants are now actively looking for defensive replacements for the next summer transfer window.Romero is said to be on Real Madrid’s watchlist. The Spanish club has been interested in the Argentine World Cup winner several times in the past few months.

There was a lot of talk about a possible move last summer, but Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy put a ridiculous €175 million price tag on Romero, which stopped the European powerhouse from making a formal offer.

There were rumors that Real Madrid could try to use the player’s release option, but the Italian transfer expert has now shot those rumors down.

Romano shared the news on X (formerly Twitter) and said:

There is NO €65 million release clause in Cuti Romero’s Spurs deal, despite what you may have heard from Argentina. Tottenham thought no one could get him last summer, even though many top clubs were interested.

This means that if Real Madrid want to sign Romero in the next few transfer windows, they will have to make Tottenham a very good offer to get their prized back to sell.

Because the Argentine has become such an important player for Spurs, any possible move will almost certainly involve a lot of money.