Barcelona had been closely linked with Argentina and Tottenham Hotspur center-back Cristian Romero within the days after Ronald Araujo’s departure on mortgage to Liverpool, however Romero is not going to be going to Catalonia in any case.
In response to Fabrizio Romano, Tottenham and Atlético Madrid have reached full settlement on a €40 million switch for the defender, who will get his desired transfer to Spain after spending 5 seasons in London.
Romano’s report says Barça studied the deal however determined to not transfer ahead, which opened the door for Atlético to finish the transfer as soon as the sale of defender Nahuel Molina to AS Roma was finalized earlier this week.
It doesn’t seem like Barça ever had any actual curiosity in Romero, or at the least not actual sufficient to spend €40 million on his signature.
The Catalans nonetheless haven’t determined whether or not they’ll pursue a defender within the remaining weeks of the window, however Actual Betis center-back Natan appears to be the number one target if Hansi Flick does resolve to ask for a CB signing.
