Tottenham defender Cristian Romero says he would love to play in La Liga – but wants to win the Europa League this season.
The 26-year-old Argentina international has been a key figure for Spurs since signing from Atalanta in 2021.
He has endured an injury-hit season and only played 23 times, and was replaced at half-time in the defeat to Nottingham Forest on Monday.
Recent reports in Spain have linked the World Cup winner with a move to Atletico Madrid.
He said: “I’d love to play in La Liga. I’d love to, honestly.
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“We’ll see after the championship is over. The truth is, I haven’t spoken to my agent yet, but I’m open to anything. My goal is always to grow and go to new places to continue developing.
“Above all else, I try to take one day at a time. There are two months left until the end of the season and I’m always thinking about performing at my best.
“We’re in the Europa League semi-finals. It’s an important step for the club, which hasn’t reached this stage for so many years. I’d like to win it.”
After the game, manager Ange Postecoglou revealed the decision to withdraw Romero and centre-back partner Micky van de Ven at half-time on Monday had been “pre-planned” and explained why it was important for the duo to start.
He added: “I thought they needed to play some minutes because it becomes 10 days leading into Liverpool (on Sunday).
“With both of them, we’ve got them in a really good place physically now and I just want to keep them ticking over. I felt that there was no need to play more than 45 minutes today and we needed to get a couple of others game time.”
