‘Shrewd’ Thomas Frank praised for securing ‘quality’ Tottenham star despite Madrid interest

Football analyst hails Thomas Frank to retain Cristian Romero amid foreign interest

Cristian Romero was heavily linked with a summer move to Atletico Madrid. Diego Simone reportedly held private talks with the central defender to lure him to Atlético Madrid, but Tottenham remained firm in their stance not to sell him unless their valuation was met. The 27-year-old has since signed a lucrative new deal with at N17 and is a huge part of the club’s future.

The 2022 World Cup winner was later appointed as Tottenham’s new captain after Son departed the club after 10 long years. And renowned football analyst and commentator Ian Darke hails Frank for managing to keep hold of Romero. He exclusively told Tottenham News:

“I think it’s probably smart, shrewd bit of business again from Frank.”

“He’s looked at him and thought, I’ve got a real quality defender here. So they’ve spoken to him. They’ve told him, “Look, you’re the main man, you’re our captain, here’s a new deal, you’re going to be the highest earner at the club.”

“And I think that’s true. I think he’s liked everything he’s heard, and he likes the feel of Frank’s new wave, Tottenham. So I think I think he’s a pretty happy bunny. If he can be that key figure for Spurs, it’s all good news.

“I think last season, he looked like quite a disillusioned player who was just playing out his time with the club, and it looked like he’d definitely be on his way, but things change, don’t they?”

Romero is very much a part of Frank’s furniture at Tottenham

Recently, The Athletic reported about Tottenham’s best piece of summer business being able to convince Romero to stay at the club amid Atletico’s interest and sign a new deal. Indeed, the importance of keeping the Argentinean international at the club cannot be easily explained.

One of the best centre-backs in the world when fully fit, the 27-year-old captained the Lilywhites to the Europa League success back in May and remains hungry to win more titles in north London. Frank’s fresh ideas, tactics and system are ideal for him to thrive, and perhaps that was one of the major factors behind Romero’s decision to continue his career in the Premier League.