Cristian Romero's loan move to Tottenham Hotspur from Atalanta will be made permanent soon once a certain date is reached to signal the end of his loan.
The 24-year-old centre-back has been a major success at Spurs in his first season at the club, playing 30 games for Tottenham and quickly proving himself to be one of the best young defenders in the Premier League. The Argentina international has carried on where he left off in pre-season and is set to be a major building block of Antonio Conte's back three for the season ahead.
Romero, who switched to his favoured number 17 shirt this summer after wearing the number four last season, signed from Italian side Atalanta last summer, having been named the Serie A defender of the Year. There was some confusion when the Argentinean first joined as Spurs announced the deal as a straight transfer and Atalanta as a season-long loan.
