SM
Barcelona vs. Brann: 38 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data

Shirt numbers available to Cristian Romero at Tottenham Hotspur

:Headline: Shirt numbers available to Cristian Romero at Tottenham Hotspur:
With Tottenham Hotspur closing in on a deal for Atalanta BC's Cristian Romero, Sports Mole takes a look at the shirt numbers available to the Argentine.
Sports Mole

Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly reached an agreement with Atalanta BC over the transfer of Argentinian defender Cristian Romero.

The centre-back - who is technically still on loan at La Dea from parent club Juventus - is understood to be joining Nuno Espirito Santo's side for an initial fee of €50m (£42.6m) which could rise to €55m (£46.8m) with add-ons.

Romero will supposedly make the journey to North London imminently as he prepares to reunite with Pierluigi Gollini - on loan at Tottenham from Atalanta - but he has big boots to fill in defence following Toby Alderweireld's exit.

Here, Sports Mole looks at the shirt numbers available to Romero at Tottenham.


A stalwart of the number 17 shirt since his days as a youth player with Club Atletico Belgrano, Romero has donned that jersey both at Genoa and Atalanta over the past few years, but that shirt is currently held by Moussa Sissoko at Tottenham.

However, the French midfielder's future at Spurs is far from secure, so that shirt could very well be vacated for Romero should Sissoko leave. The '17' has been donned by forgotten men such as Andros Townsend, Chris Gunter and Giovanni dos Santos at Tottenham, but the late Ray Clemence wore it for the 1983-84 season.

Romero has only sported the centre-back's famed '5' jersey once in his career - with Genoa Primevera in the 2018-19 campaign - but there is simply no chance of Spurs lynchpin Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg losing his grip on that number.

The Argentine has been in possession of the '13' during his time with the national team, and that shirt is vacant at Tottenham following Michel Vorm's exit, but it has been predominantly sported by goalkeepers such as Ian Walker and Kasey Keller.

Alderweireld's departure from Tottenham means that the '4' is there for Romero's taking, and it would not be a surprise to see the 23-year-old rewarded with the Belgian's old number, especially with Fabio Paratici - a Serie A guru - at the heart of negotiations to bring him to North London.

There is currently no player sporting the '9' at Tottenham following Gareth Bale's return to Real Madrid, but a centre-back being handed that attacking jersey is incomprehensible, while the same goes for the vacant '11' after Erik Lamela's exit, although Bryan Gil could inherit that shirt.

The number 12, 16, 21 and 22 jerseys are all available to be claimed by Romero, who has also worn the '2' at youth level for both club and country, but Matt Doherty will not be relinquishing that jersey anytime soon.

Should Romero wish to follow in the footsteps of Spurs luminary Ledley King, he could sport the number 26 on his back - worn by the Englishman every season during his 14-year spell in North London - but the vacant '4' is surely what the South American will have in his sights.


body check tags ::

amp_article__458076 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2021-08-05 14:48:25:
html db last update - 2021-08-04 15:04:07 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html
Share this article now:
AC
Read Next:
How Tottenham could line up with Cristian Romero
>


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Read more about Cristian Romero Nuno Espirito Santo Chris Gunter Giovanni Dos Santos Ray Clemence Andros Townsend Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg Michel Vorm Ian Walker Kasey Keller Fabio Paratici Gareth Bale Erik Lamela Bryan Gil Matt Doherty Ledley King Toby Alderweireld Pierluigi Gollini Moussa Sissoko Football
Follow @SportsMole for the latest breaking news stories, and follow @sm_headlines to get every headline from Sports Mole
Recommended Next on SM
How Tottenham could line up with Cristian Romero
Pochettino calls for "calm" over Sterling situation at Chelsea

Page options

Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal28204470244664
2Liverpool28197265263964
3Manchester CityMan City28196363283563
4Aston Villa29175760421856
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs28165759421753
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd28152113939047
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham2912894650-444
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2811985044642
9Wolverhampton WanderersWolves28125114244-241
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle281241259481140
11Chelsea27116104745239
12Fulham29115134344-138
13Bournemouth2898114152-1135
14Crystal Palace2878133348-1529
15Brentford2975174154-1326
16Everton2887132939-1025
17Luton TownLuton2957174260-1822
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2967163551-1621
19Burnley2945202963-3417
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2835202474-5014
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

How Chelsea could line up against Burnley

1

HC

Preview: Chelsea vs. Burnley - prediction, team news, lineups

2

PC

Preview: Metz vs. Monaco - prediction, team news, lineups

NEW

3

PM

Preview: Valencia vs. Mallorca - prediction, team news, lineups

NEW

4

PV

Man Utd 'add Colombia international to defensive shortlist'

5

MU

Chelsea face five fresh fitness concerns ahead of Burnley game

6

CF

Man Utd 'angered by midfielder's loan situation'

7

MU

Man Utd 'set low asking price for out-of-favour midfielder'

8

MU

Preview: Newcastle vs. West Ham - prediction, team news, lineups

9

PN

Preview: Brentford vs. Man Utd - prediction, team news, lineups

10

PB


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .