Another Tottenham starter could join Cristian Romero in LaLiga | OneFootball

The summer 2025 transfer window promises to be another busy one for Tottenham, and while it is difficult to say exactly who will stay and who will go before the future of manager Ange Postecoglou is sorted out, it isn't entirely impossible to start speculating on which key players could be out the door.

Even though Tottenham could still qualify for the Champions League by winning the Europa League title this season, the 2024/25 campaign has to be seen as an outright disaster by a Spurs team sitting in the bottom five and only safe from relegation due to the sheer futility of the three recently promoted sides (whose fates have already been sealed).

Even though he is one of the best players in the current squad, vice captain Cristian Romero could be headed for the exit door after giving an interview on the Spurs grounds in which he admitted that he is eyeing a dream move to LaLiga. Normally, this wouldn't cause a meltdown, but fans are rightfully upset that a leader made those comments on team facilities at a time when the club is in crisis and still has a lot to play for.

Atletico Madrid want Rodrigo Bentancur and Cristian Romero

The Romero transfer rumors have now begun in full swing, and Tom Allnutt of The Times is the latest journalist to report of interest abroad. Per Allnutt, LaLiga giants Atletico Madrid are indeed interested in signing Romero this summer. Not only that, but he reports that Diego Simeone's side is also interested in center midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur.

Although Bentancur isn't as touted as Romero, he is more consistent and has been a more steady part of the squad in recent weeks, as Romero had costly defensive lapses in losses to Wolves and Nottingham Forest.

Both players are seen as starters, and while Romero is more touted than Bentancur, the latter seems to be in better graces with Tottenham fans. He would have a role as a future rotational piece, even if he's not quite at the caliber of a weekly starter for a club that wants to make the Champions League in England, as fans have not soured on him the way they have with Romero in light of those comments and blown defensive errors in the Premier League.

Bentancur and Romero are both solid players who are important to Spurs, but neither can be considered world-class or untouchable. Romero may not want to even be here, while Bentancur is part of a midfield that needs an upgrade and is already revved up for a future change after the injections of prospects Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray this past summer.