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Tottenham Hotspur's key defender, who is about to recover from injury after a long wait, has emerged at the center of the sudden 'Controversy over the transfer of the national team'.
Argentine defender Christian Romero (27). With Tottenham carefully recovering and preparing to return, the Argentine Football Association has included Romero in the list of South American qualifiers for the 2026 North-China World Cup in March. The problem is that Tottenham's leadership also allowed it. This is where the anger of the fans is.
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Team Talk, a British media outlet, said on the 4th (Korean time) 'Tottenham has entered a potential collision course that could derail Romero's plans for a surprise return' reported. Tottenham's club was carefully pursuing Romero's rehabilitation and return, but the sudden transfer of the national team caused the plan to go awry.
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Prior to this, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced the preliminary list of the national team, which will play two A matches in March the previous day. Argentina will play Uruguay on the 22nd and then face Brazil on the 26th at home. To prepare for this, the AFA has announced a total of 33 preliminary lists. The list of key players and prospects, including Lionel Messi (38), is included.
This included Romero. The AFA determined that Romero could play at the time of the A-match in March. In fact, Romero is also on the verge of returning to his team Tottenham. However, he has yet to report his return for certain. Since the beginning of the season, he has not been able to show his normal condition due to injuries, and has been rehabilitating since he returned to the match against Chelsea in early December last year.
Romero's injury lay-off has taken a real toll on Tottenham. The back door became loose as the key defensive player fell out. It is pointed out as one of the direct causes behind Tottenham being pushed out of the top 10 in the league.
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Therefore, Romero's healthy return was Tottenham's hope. The fans were desperate, too. Romero has joined the team's training since January and announced his imminent return, but has yet to play in action. He is expected to return to the UEFA Europa League round of 16 against AZ Alkmaar on the 14th.
In this situation, the transfer of the national team, which includes a long flight, is too burdensome. There is a high risk of injury recurrence. That's what fans are concerned about.
However, fans were even more excited when reports came out that Tottenham accepted this situation. The Telegraph reported on the 4th that although fans are concerned about Romero's injury, Tottenham have agreed to Romero's transfer to the national team in March. It can be taken as if the rest of the season is not important. Fans are excited for this very point.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
