Simeone Keen on Swoop for Spurs Defender

Romero has made no secret of his desire to leave Spurs despite signing a new four-year contract at the start of last season and had looked set to join Internazionale for a fee of around £35m. But Atlético are long-term suitors of the 27-year-old and are thought to be his preferred destination, with Diego Simeone’s side understood to be prepared to match Inter’s bid. Reports in Spain on Friday suggested that personal terms have already been agreed with Romero, although his move may have to wait for Atlético to free up space in their squad before they can complete the transfer. Nahuel Molina, Romero’s Argentina teammate, is expected to join Roma while Aston Villa are hoping to sign Matteo Ruggeri. Arsenal had also made their interest known as they search for a replacement for William Saliba, with the Frenchman out for an extended period due to a back issue.