Premier League
Inter Milan has reached a verbal agreement with Tottenham to close the transfer of Cristian Romero, a 28-year-old center-back, in this summer transfer window. The Argentine central defender is the big signing that the neroazzurri team was preparing to repeat the title in Italy.
The deal has been structured around 40 million euros, pending only for the Lombard entity to finalize the personal terms of the contract with the Argentine international's representatives to make the operation official.

Details of the agreement between Inter Milan and Tottenham for Cuti Romero
According to journalist Gianluigi Longari from TV Dello Sport, the club-to-club negotiation was agreed upon after Inter Milan's executive Piero Ausilio confirmed the formal contacts held in recent days. Tottenham agreed to sell Romero for 40 million euros after previously investing 60 million euros in the signing of Jan Paul van Hecke to cover his position in Roberto De Zerbi's squad.
The 28-year-old defender returns to Italian football, where he previously played for Genoa and Atalanta before his transfer to the London team in 2022 for 54 million euros. Romero has played 156 matches in the Premier League and will sign his new contract at San Siro, subject to the departure of Alessandro Bastoni, who is sought after by Real Madrid.
Preference for Serie A over Barcelona's secondary interest
Although Barcelona enquired about the defender's contract conditions, the Catalan board did not advance in negotiations to prioritize the arrival of a center forward. Romero's camp values the sporting project outlined by Inter Milan, where he will share the dressing room with Lautaro Martínez for the 2026/2027 season.
The defensive restructuring in London hastened Roberto De Zerbi's approval to authorize the defender's departure. Having also sealed the arrival of John Stones from Manchester City, the Italian board has the financial room to take on the Argentine's wage.
The representatives of Cristian Romero and the Inter Milan executives will have a decisive meeting in the coming hours of July 31, 2026. Inter Milan's goal is to finalize the commissions and the contract duration before August 3 to schedule the medical examinations in Lombardy.
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