Spanish giants want to squeeze a 36% discount out of Tottenham's Daniel Levy

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Atletico Madrid are inactive trying to motion Cristian Romero astatine a sizeable discount, according to a caller update successful the Spanish press, with the La Liga giants’ valuation of the centre-back falling considerably abbreviated of what Tottenham are demanding.

Spurs Web has relayed a fig of reports from the British property claiming that Tottenham are lone consenting to merchantability Romero for a interest fitting 1 of the champion centre-backs successful the world.

Various sources person claimed that Spurs volition not beryllium bullied into lowering their £60m asking terms for Romero by Atletico’s underhanded tactics.

However, contempt this, Spanish publications person made it wide that Atletico person not fixed up connected Romero and volition proceed negotiations with the Lilywhites for the subordinate who Diego Simeone is simply a large instrumentality of.

How overmuch Atletico Madrid are consenting to wage Tottenham for Cristian Romero

A study from the people variation of Mundo Deportivo (as relayed by Sport Witness) has present backed up the assertion that Daniel Levy wants €70m (£60m) for the centre-back, who has 2 years near connected his woody astatine the North London club.

The outlet says that Romero is hopeless for a caller situation and wants to permission the Premier League broadside this summer, having made wide his tendency to articulation Los Rojiblancos cl

However, according to MD’s information, the 2 clubs are not adjacent to agreeing connected a woody for the World Cup winner.

It is asserted that Simeone’s men lone privation to wage determination betwixt €45m (£38.8m) and €55m (£47.5m) for the Tottenham Hotspur centre-back. £38.8m would marque for a 36% discount from Spurs’ £60m terms tag, portion adjacent £47.5m would inactive beryllium a 20% discount.

Are Atletico waiting for Romero to agitate for a move?

Atletico’s unwillingness to conscionable Tottenham’s asking terms contempt their continued efforts to onshore the centre-back indicates that the nine are hoping the subordinate takes matters into his ain hands.

It was reported by Football Insider a fewer days agone that Romero could agitate for an exit from Spurs this summer if the 2 clubs are not capable to hold connected a fee.

Things volition possibly go clearer regarding the Argentine’s aboriginal erstwhile helium returns to pre-season and has a speech with caller brag Thomas Frank astir his plans.