Tottenham transfer news: Spurs ready to increase offer for Cristian Romero

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The north London side want to sign the Atalanta central defender this summer

Cristian Romero
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Tottenham are ready to increase their bid for Atalanta centre-back Cristian Romero, according to reports.

Nuno Espirito Santo is determined to bolster his team's backline this summer, with Toby Alderweireld having joined Qatari club Al-Duhail.

Romero has emerged as Spurs' top target as they seek a new centre-back, but they are not the only side tracking the Argentine.

Tottenham's initial bid was worth £34m plus an additional £8m in add-ons.

That was deemed insufficient by Atalanta, and Spurs could now return with an offer of £45m.

Romero is the first choice of managing director Fabio Paratici, who was appointed this summer to head up Tottenham's recruitment.

Romero may well prefer a move to Barcelona, but that appears to be logistically difficult given the Blaugana's financial problems.

Spurs paid £21.6m for the former Sevilla winger, with Erik Lamela heading in the other direction.

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