International teammates hail £42m Tottenham player as best in the world after international display

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Tottenham Hotspur have now returned to Hotspur Way to begin their pre-season efforts ahead of the new campaign.

However, Ange Postecoglou remains without some of his top players who have been involved in the two major international tournaments this summer.

Tottenham‘s 2023/24 campaign offered a lot of optimism for things to come under the Australian manager and the feeling is seemingly shared by Daniel Levy.

The Spurs chairman has been fairly busy in the opening weeks of the transfer window with a number of unwanted players moved on.

One new face has been brought in the form of Archie Gray this month with Spurs needing to bolster their squad for a season of Europa League football.

But they remain without one player, in particular, who has been receiving some big praise following a recent international display.

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Tottenham player hailed as best in the world following international display

Spurs did see a decrease in the number of players representing their nations at this summer’s Euros.

Only Radu Dragusin, Micky van de Ven, Guglielmo Vicario and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg were selected for their respective nations this summer.

The likes of James Maddison have been able to enjoy their summer break following a difficult season hindered by injury.

However, there are still some players who remain in action despite pre-season beginning back in north London and one of them has been hailed as the best in the world in his position.

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Defender Cristian Romero booked his place in the Copa America final with Argentina on Tuesday night after their victory over Canada.

Tottenham’s vice-captain will be looking to make it back-to-back Copa America titles and shared his delight on Instagram after the match.

And his social media post saw two of his international and Premier League colleagues wax lyrical about his performance.

Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez hailed the 26-year-old as ‘the best centre-back in the world’.

Whilst Manchester United’s Lisandro Martinez added ‘what a pleasure to play with you brother’.

Cristian Romero statistics vs Canada

The Spurs centre-back has established himself as one of the most dominant defenders about when playing for his country.

Lionel Messi has previously hailed the 26-year-old as ‘extraordinary’ during the Netflix documentary Sean Eternos: Campeones de America.

And that is exactly what he was on Tuesday night in their semi-final victory over Jesse Marsch’s Canada.

• 90 minutes played
• 3 clearances
• 2 tackles
• 1 interception
• 1 blocked shot
• 0x dribbled past
• 0 fouls
• 91% pass accuracy

Having signed for Spurs for a fee in the region of £42m, Romero has turned out to be a shrewd piece of business for the Lilywhites.