Tottenham great Ardiles: What is Romero's ceiling?

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31 May 2022 • 6:12 PM MYT
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Tottenham great Ossie Ardiles is delighted seeing fellow Argentine Cristiano Romero succeed with Spurs.

Romero are set to sign permanently after a season-long loan from Atalanta.

Ardiles told the Daily Mail: "It's not easy to arrive in English football and acclimatise straight away. It can take quite a long time to do so.

"It looked to me as if he done so extremely quickly. He's very good with the ball, without the ball and is a very good defender. He still needs to learn a few things – he's made one or two mistakes – but he's very clever and will learn from those mistakes.

"But what is his ceiling? I wouldn't like to speculate on that. Making comparisons with other players, I'm not so sure. But I don't know who is better [than him] right now. That is debatable.

"Before he made his move to Fiorentina, he already stood out for the national team. For Argentina, some rotate, some play, sometimes they don't. People like [Lionel] Messi and Romero play all the time, so it gives you an idea of how highly-rated he is.

"He's an outstanding player – I'm delighted Spurs have him."


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