There has been an update on Cristian Romero, who is in a race against time to recover from the knee injury he suffered in Tottenham’s 1-0 loss to Sunderland last month.
The Tottenham captain was in tears when he went off injured at the Stadium of Light on April 12 as the Lilywhites fell to a 1-0 loss.
It was revealed at the time that Romero could spend five to eight weeks on the sidelines after scans showed ligament damage.
That still means that the centre-back is expected to be fit before the World Cup, and it has now been revealed what members in the Argentina camp are thinking about their player ahead of the big tournament.
Argentina’s medical staff are monitoring Cristian Romero’s recovery at Tottenham
A new report in Pagina 12 (as relayed by Sport Witness) has now confirmed that the Tottenham star will not feature in any of the Lilywhites’ final three league games of the season.
The outlet reveals that Argentina have Romero under a magnifying glass as he continues to recover from a ‘sprained lateral collateral ligament’ in his right knee.
It is revealed that the Spurs star recently underwent further tests, which have ruled out an accompanying muscle injury.
Romero is expected to be fit in time for Argentina’s two friendlies against Honduras and Iceland, which will be played on June 7th and June 10th, respectively.
The Albiceleste are not taking any chances with the Spurs man and have sent their medical staff to London to closely monitor his recovery.
Romero could have played his final game for Spurs as Barcelona step up interest
The Tottenham defender is attracting interest from the Premier League, but it is a La Liga giant that appears to be at the front of the queue to land the player.
It emerged last week that Barcelona had identified Romero as an alternative to Alessandro Bastoni after being put off by Inter Milan’s asking price for the Italy international.
It subsequently emerged that Haski Flick values the Spurs captain’s leadership qualities, with the Catalan giants hoping to sign the World Cup winner for around €50m (£43.1m).