Tottenham Hotspur winger Erik Lamela has recommended a move for Atalanta defender Cristian Romero – but seemingly won’t be playing with him.
That’s according to The Mirror (25/07, p66), who state that Tottenham hope to sign Romero this week after holding further talks with the Serie A club over a deal.
It’s stated that Lamela told Tottenham to make a move for Romero, possibly knowing all about him from Argentinian national team duty.
This seems a strange claim. Tottenham’s director of football Fabio Paratici signed Romero for Juventus in 2019 before loaning him out to Genoa and Atalanta.
Paratici will know all about Romero already, so he hardly needs the input of Lamela here.
Still, maybe Lamela was able to give some insight into Romero on a daily basis, as the centre back didn’t actually play a single game for Juventus.
Romero now seems close to joining Tottenham in a big move, but the strange twist in this story is that Lamela won’t even be playing with Romero in North London.
El Desmarque have published footage of Lamela arriving in Spain to join Sevilla in a part-exchange deal, with winger Bryan Gil heading to Tottenham.
Lamela’s eight-year spell with Tottenham is coming to an end, but his final parting gift may have been the hugely exciting capture of Romero, helping get that deal done in some small way.
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