Going into the upcoming summer transfer window, there is a lot of noise around a possible move that could see Argentine centre back Cristian Romero secure a Hotspur Way exit.

But the World Cup winner might be about to discover an uncomfortable truth as he looks to move away from N17.

For a Tottenham captain already staring at the possibility of relegation, it does change how the possible buyers remain convinced about his abilities to come in and replicate the highs that he has enjoyed at Tottenham.

Spanish giants Atletico Madrid have tracked Romero for a while now given that they did have talks with the Lilywhites skipper for a possible transfer last summer, and there was a lot of admiration from them to get his signing over the line. And he does fit in the way Atletico play (on paper). But all of that was before he went on to sign a new contract at N17.

Many expected that Atletico would capitalise on that interest from summer and push on to secure his signing in the off-season.

But according to the recent report from Sky Sports, not everyone at Riyadh Air...