Spurs have struck £44.5m deal for 'superb' player, he's packed his bags and is on his way

Spurs have been heavily linked with Cristian Romero in recent days.

And according to Corriere della Sera’s Bergamo edition, the 23-year-old is a done deal for Tottenham.

The Italian outlet claims Romero is “getting his suitcases and heading to Tottenham”.

Spurs have reportedly struck a deal with Atalanta which would see them receive an initial 42m euro (around £36m).

The deal apparently also includes 10m euro in bonuses (around £8.5m) for a total of 52m euro (around £44.5m).

According to the report, the next step is for Atalanta to take up their option to buy Romero from Juventus before selling him on.

Spurs landing a “transformative” player?

Football.london has claimed that the Serie A high-flyers will pay Juve just £13.8million for the Argentina international.

But Romero is an incredibly talented player, with Alasdair Gold predicting he could transform the Tottenham backline right away.

“Cristian Romero is a superb player,” Gold said on the Tottenham Talk Live Transfer Q&A earlier this week.

“If Spurs can pull that one off I think they’d transform their defence with one player.

“As I understand it… Romero is the one (centre-back) he (Paratici) would like the most.

“So hopefully it will happen because it would be transformative.”