Atletico Madrid sign Argentine defender Cristian Romero from Tottenham

[p][b]"([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/romero-cristian/jBZTWXMn/"]Romero[/a]) signs for our club until June 30, 2031," [/b]said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico[/a] in a statement.[/p][p]The Argentina international - who was also a member of the robust Argentina side that lost in last month's World Cup final to Spain - is Atletico's fourth signing this summer after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/grimaldo-alex/6cAIrW5Q/"]Alejandro Grimaldo[/a], Kang-in Lee and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hjulmand-morten/pjC6hC8U/"]Morten Hjulmand[/a].[/p][p]The 28-year-old said goodbye to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Spurs[/a] fans on Friday after five years in north London.[/p][embed guid="8ecc8419-9c0f-4423-97cb-aaf11465b1b0" url="https://x.com/atletienglish/status/2088521463292682598?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet" social-type="twitter" /][p]He was named Man of the Match when the club ended a 17-year trophy drought beating Manchester United to win the 2025 Europa League.[/p][p][b]Romero, who incurred several suspensions during his 156 appearances for Spurs, acknowledged "the journey wasn't perfect" in his leaving message, but said he was departing with a "heart full of memories" and "enormous pride".[/b][/p][p]Romero arrives days after compatriot and fellow World Cup winning defender Nahuel Molina left Atletico for Serie A side AS Roma, for a fee reported to be 17 million euros (£14.5m).[/p][infobox id="a26dc69f-5d29-48c9-8d0f-786c18f76a2b" /]