Tottenham face FC Barcelona competition for Argentina defender Cristian Romero

Italian media outlet SportItalia, as quoted by the Daily Mail, is reporting that Tottenham are looking to complete a deal for the Argentina international to provide Nuno Espirito Santo with a new defender ahead of his first season in charge.

The same article states that the north London side have been negotiating with Atalanta over a potential deal that would see Romero become the third summer signing at Tottenham in a busy 2021 summer transfer window so far for Spurs.

According to the same story, Tottenham’s bid to sign Romero has been complicated by FC Barcelona’s interest in the 23-year-old after his performances at Copa America.

The report goes on to state that Atalanta have set Romero’s asking price at £51m but Tottenham are only willing to go to £42m.

FC Barcelona are ready to enter the race to sign Romero and offer more money than Spurs for the centre-half.