Barcelona signed three free agents this summer, with the addition of Emerson Royal for 1.1 billion Ksh, and then focused on selling as much players as they could, in order to comply with La Liga rules and re-sign club captain Lionel Messi. But, when news arrived that Tottenham Hotspur are bidding for Atalanta’s center-back Cristian Romero, president Laporta gave a green light for a cash involving transfer.Please, please, please, just do us a favour and take Griezmann off our hands!According to SportItalia, the Catalonians have stepped up and actually made a formal offer. The potential sum hasn’t been revealed yet, but if the Spurs made a 5.1 billion Ksh, along with bonuses which could rise up to 1.2 billion, it is safe to assume that Barca offered at least that much, hoping that Atalanta will accept it. On the other side, the club from Bergamo would fancy a bit of a bidding war, since they paid the player 2.3 billion. And their wish came true late Wednesday night, when Calciomercato revealed that Tottenham upped the bid to 7 billion Ksh. If Barcelona somehow finds money to match the bid, Romero would have to choose between clubs, and it would be an easy choice, especially since Romero would hook up with his Argentinian captain Leo Messi, with whom he recently won Coppa America. 🚨 NEW: Tottenham have made a ‘MONSTROUS’ offer of €55m for Cristian Romero. This could be the clubs last bid for the defender. [Calciomercato] pic.twitter.com/FS4KQfJupE— The Spurs Web ⚪️ (@thespursweb) July 28, 2021 Romero played 42 competitive games in his first season with Atalanta, including seven appearances in the Champions League. The Argentinian moved to Atalanta on a two-year loan deal from Juventus with an option to buy ahead of last season and impressed in his first year. And Tottenham’s new sporting director Fabio Paratici knows the player well, having been employed in the same role in Juventus for 11 years. But now, he is potentially faced with a stronger opponent in his bid to sign the talented Argentinian.
