Barcelona dey monitor Tottenham Hotspur defender Cristian Romero, but di club prefer left-foot centre-back if dem go enter market for defence.
Di sporting department dey keep options open, especially as Ronald Araujo future dey uncertain. If di Uruguayan leave, Barcelona fit look for replacement.
Romero, wey be 28-year-old Argentine, don enhance im reputation with another impressive World Cup. Di defender dey keen to leave Tottenham dis summer and prefer move to Spotify Camp Nou.
Despite Romero credentials, according to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona no dey make am first choice because di club need naturally left-footed centre-back. After Inigo Martinez departure last summer, Barça don become short of left-sided options for central defence.
Gerard Martin don adapt impressively to di role alongside Pau Cubarsí since second half of last season, while Eric García fit also operate there when required. But neither be natural long-term replacement.
Romero, meanwhile, be right-footed, wey reduce im appeal despite im unquestionable defensive qualities. For dat reason, Barcelona previously prioritised Alessandro Bastoni before eventually cooling dia interest due to Inter Milan financial demands.
Di Italian international was viewed as ideal fit because of im left foot, composure for possession and ability to build attacks from back. But di move fall through.
Dis no be first time Romero don feature for Barcelona radar. Back for 2021, shortly after Atalanta make im transfer permanent, Lionel Messi recommend di Argentine defender to di club during di uncertainty surrounding im own future for Camp Nou. Nothing come of am, however.
Barcelona financial problems prevent Messi from remaining at di club, while Romero instead join Tottenham on loan for August 2021 before completing permanent €50 million transfer di following year.
Although Barcelona continue to rate am highly, di club search for defensive reinforcements remain focused on finding left-footed profile should di need to strengthen di position eventually arise.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Cuti expected to depart Tottenham dis summer, and clubs currently looking at am include Inter Milan and Barcelona. Di Inter rumor both interesting and pretty hilarious, especially since Inter be broke and get serious doubts dem fit afford anything near what Cuti go cost.
Spurs likely to sell am for lower fee than dem charge Premier League club, because with amount of silly money floating around Premier League dis summer, no good reason to sell am to rival for anything less dan stupid cash. If Luka Vuskovic worth £50m for dis market, wetin one of di best defenders for di league and World Cup winner go command?
Di only way Inter fit buy Cuti dis summer na if im really no get market and dat drive di price down, but still no fit see am go for less than £40-45m. Spurs probably dey shop am around and likely hoping Barcelona make dia supposed interest more concrete.
