Messi requests transfer to Barcelona: he finally leaves for Atlético Madrid
It was Messi's dream that this player would join him at Barcelona at the time. La Pulga had even whispered his name to the Catalan management to bring him in. The problem was his cost, 40 million euros. Barça had thus passed on its turn, much to the dismay of Lionel Messi . This player is Cristian Romero. " That Messi thought of me as a teammate, that he wanted to bring me to Barça, it's incredible, " Romero confided to the Argentinian radio station AM 550 in August 2021. The Argentine had notably seduced Messi with his aggressiveness and intelligence on the pitch in central defense.
Four years later, Cristian Romero has become a benchmark in the Premier League with Tottenham and would now have the desire to return to Spain but not to the Catalan side. According to Sky Sports, the Argentinian would have reached an agreement with Atlético Madrid . The player, contacted directly by Diego Simeone, would have been keen to sign a contract lasting until 2030. He would then join a veritable colony of Argentine compatriots with Rodrigo de Paul, Angel Correa, Nahuel Molina and Julian Alvarez. Transfer price, 60 million euros added to the transfer of Rodrigo Riquelme to lower the price of 80 million euros initially asked by Tottenham. It remains to be seen if Spurs will accept the offer.
Voted Serie A's best defender while playing for Atalanta Bergamo , Cristian Romero has twice been named in the Copa America Team of the Year, in 2021 and 2024.
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