By recruiting Cristian Romero, Spurs could trigger a real game of musical chairs. Orphan of his central defender, Atalanta is on Merih Demiral. The Turk would then provide the necessary liquidity for the Locatelli operation on the Juventus Turin side.
It is one of the big operations of the moment in the Premier League. Tottenham are very close to securing the services of Cristian Romero. According to SkySport, the central defender of Atalanta is expected to bring in an exorbitant sum of 60 million euros, bonus included. At 23, the Argentinian has had an extraordinary season wearing the Dea in Serie A as well as the Albiceleste defense in the Copa America won by Messi & Co.
According to Tuttosport, Atalanta will not refuse this offer and is already on the trail of a potential replacement. The latter leads to Merih Demiral. The Turk is only the fourth man in the hierarchy at Juventus far behind Matthijs De Ligt, Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci. A situation which pushes the two entities to leave each other. The central defender is estimated at 28 million euros per Transfermarkt.
This sum could be decisive for the Bianconeri desperately looking for liquidity to start their transfer window. The departure of Merih Demiral should allow Juventus Turin to finalize the Manuel Locatelli file, a top priority for Massimiliano Allegri.
Raphaël Marcant
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