Romero 'focused' on Spurs' survival push despite links with Atletico Madrid

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/romero-cristian/jBZTWXMn/"]Romero[/a] returned from concussion protocols to help [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Spurs[/a] secure [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/atl-madrid-jaarqpLQ/tottenham-UDg08Ohm/summary/stats/?mid=r3DQf78K"]a morale-boosting 3-2 win[/a] over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico Madrid[/a] on Wednesday, although it was not enough to save the London club from Champions League elimination as they lost on aggregate in the last-16 phase.[/p][p]Atletico boss Diego Simeone praised long-term transfer target Romero on Tuesday, but the Spurs skipper tried to brush the issue aside during a mixed zone interview with Spanish media.[/p][p][b]"The truth is that I'm focused on the situation we're in," [/b]Romero said after the match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.[/p][p][b]"I have a lot of respect and affection for the club and I want to finish the season in the best way possible. We'll see later but the most important thing now is to recover energy to help Spurs."[/b][/p][embed guid="536805aa-1892-48e7-9ee5-bd2b1f09c308" url="https://x.com/SpursOfficial/status/2034361022060871992" social-type="twitter" /][p]Spurs produced one of their best performances of a woeful season against Atletico to end an eight-match winless run and earn under-fire caretaker boss [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tudor-igor/Qu12kvXf/"]Igor Tudor[/a] a maiden victory in charge.[/p][p]Tudor appeared on the brink after a 5-2 loss in Madrid, but a committed display in a 1-1 draw at Liverpool and their European win has boosted morale before Sunday's key visit of relegation rivals Nottingham Forest, with Spurs just a point above the bottom three.[/p]