Cristian Romero has seemingly not impressed many people at Tottenham Hotspur since he took over the captaincy a year ago.
The centre-back suffered heartbreak on Sunday as Argentina fell to a 1-0 defeat to Spain, thus falling one step short of defending the title they won in Qatar.
Romero has seemingly already played his final game for Tottenham, with the club officials having put their captain on the shop window.
Some pundits have suggested that Roberto De Zerbi should look to bring the 28-year-old back onside and make him a key part of his project, but a new report has now explained why that may be unlikely.
Cristian Romero’s leadership at Tottenham fell well short of standards set by previous captains
I News claim that Thomas Frank’s decision to hand the 28-year-old the armband last year has aged very poorly.
The report explains that previous Tottenham leaders such as Hugo Lloris, Heung-min Son, and Harry Kane set the standards, were self-aware and carried themselves with dignity, which was not always the case with the Argentine.
It is revealed that punctuality has been a ‘persistent issue’ for Romero at Tottenham even after being made the captain.
The centre-back is said to have even been late to training the day after Tottenham lost 4-1 against Arsenal at the Emirates in November of last year.
Spurs do not want to deal with Romero’s shenanigans any longer
I News says that it is now an open secret that Tottenham Hotspur want to get rid of Romero before Roberto De Zerbi’s first full season in charge.
The club would rather take the chances that he pieces everything together elsewhere rather than deal with his ‘shenanigans’ for one more year.
It has been widely reported over the past few days that Barcelona and Inter Milan are both considering a move for the Tottenham captain.