Real Madrid eye Tottenham transfer as Ange Postecoglou braces for summer window blow

Tottenham Hotspur defender Cristian Romero is being linked with a surprise move away from North London.

Romero was one of the key players in Ange Postecoglou's first season as Spurs manager. The Argentina international made 34 appearances in all competitions for Spurs including 33 in the Premier League.

The 26-year-old formed an impressive partnership with new signing Micky van de Ven last season, with Radu Dragusin added to the squad during the January transfer window.

However, Romero is now being tipped to potentially leave the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this summer.

According to ESPN Argentina, Real Madrid have expressed an interest in signing Romero when the transfer window opens.

It has been stated that the La Liga giants are looking into the possibility of signing Romero ahead of next season.

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Real go into the summer having won the La Liga and Champions League double under manager Carlo Ancelotti. The Spanish club currently have Eder Militao, Antonio Rudiger and David Alaba as their centre-back options heading into next season.

Nacho Fernandez captained Madrid to their Champions League and La Liga triumphs, but is expected to leave the Santiago Bernabeu. As a result, Real could be in the market for a new centre-back this summer, with the reports suggesting that Romero could be a target.

Spurs signed Romero from Atalanta in 2021 initially on a loan deal before the move was made permanent a year later. The World Cup winner is contracted at Tottenham until 2027, and until now there have been no suggestions of Romero leaving North London anytime soon.

It was after the defeat to Arsenal in the North London Derby in April that Postecoglou was full of praise for Romero's performance and commitment. The Spurs boss even suggested he wanted other members of the squad to follow Romero's lead.

"He (Cristian Romeo) was outstanding," Postecoglou told reporters on April 28. "He's a World Cup winner and I've just got to get some of what's in him into some of the others."