Cristian Romero says he “wasn’t good” throughout his 5 years with Tottenham Hotspur, along with his transfer to Atletico Madrid confirmed.
The La Liga facet have paid £34.2m for the 28-year-old Argentina centre-back, who has joined on a five-year deal.
Romero’s final recreation for Tottenham was towards Sunderland in April, when he left the sphere in tears with a knee damage that will rule him out of Spurs’ final six Premier League video games of the season.
The staff had been in a relegation battle and Romero upset followers by planning to be in Argentina for his or her closing recreation, to observe his first membership Belgrano play within the Primera Division Apertura closing.
He finally returned to England to attend Spurs’ 1-0 win over Everton, which meant they stayed up and completed seventeenth for a second consecutive season.
“I do know I wasn’t good,” Romero posted on X., exterior “However one factor offers me peace: I all the time gave every thing. I defended this shirt with pleasure and with all my coronary heart.”
Romero joined Tottenham from Atalanta in 2021 and have become a mainstay of their defence, making 156 appearances.
His finest second with Spurs was serving to the membership win their first trophy in 17 years as they beat Manchester United within the 2025 Europa League closing.
“Once I arrived, I had a transparent dream: to depart my title on this membership’s historical past,” Romero added.
“I knew the one means was by way of arduous work, sacrifice and attaining one thing that had appeared so troublesome for therefore lengthy: lifting a trophy once more. And we did it.
“I am leaving the membership, however part of my coronary heart will all the time stay right here. As soon as I used to be one among you. As we speak, I depart as one among you without end.
“With all my love and respect. Thanks for every thing.”
