{"id":13725,"date":"2026-04-29T07:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/13725\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:18:10","slug":"barcelona-eyeing-tottenham-defender-as-a-backup-option-for-alessandro-bastoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/13725\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona eyeing Tottenham defender as a backup option for Alessandro Bastoni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona are actively looking to bring in a new centre-back this season, with Alessandro Bastoni being the undisputed choice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, negotiations with Inter Milan could prove to be tricky, with the Italian giants <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/inter-milan-open-negotiations-with-barcelona-for-top-rated-defensive-target\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">not willing to lower their \u20ac70 million demand<\/a> for the talented centre-back.<\/p>\n<p>The hefty valuation of Bastoni has now forced Barcelona to look for alternatives in the market.<\/p>\n<p>Cristian Romero emerges as Plan B<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EsportsRAC1\/status\/2049231560679751785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">RAC1<\/a>, Barcelona have already identified a plan B in case their pursuit of Bastoni fails, with Cristian Romero emerging as the desired alternative.<\/p>\n<p>Serving as the leader of the struggling Tottenham team, Romero is regarded as one of the most charismatic defenders in the Premier League, boasting excellent leadership skills.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/burnley-v-tottenham-hotspur-premier-league-1024x694.jpg\" alt=\"Cristian Romero of Tottenham\" class=\"wp-image-191827\"  \/>Can Romero be a good signing for Barcelona? (Photo by Stu Forster\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine international has already became a mainstay in the Spurs defence, impressing onlookers with his ability to read the game and lead from the front.<\/p>\n<p>This makes him an ideal option for Barcelona, who are looking to find a replacement for Inigo Martinez. Although Romero is a right-footed defender, he can still become useful addition to the team, thanks to his experience and leadership.<\/p>\n<p>What makes Romero a particularly intriguing option for Barcelona is Romero\u2019s situation at Tottenham, who are battling relegation.<\/p>\n<p>If the Lilywhites do get relegated, Romero is certain to leave North London and could be available on a cut-price deal, thus making it an excellent market opportunity for Bar\u00e7a.<\/p>\n<p>Romero is <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-keeping-tabs-on-at-least-five-tottenham-hotspur-players-amid-relegation-fears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">not the only Spurs player on Barcelona\u2019s radar either<\/a>, with the Catalans also keeping tabs on his defensive partner Micky van de Ven, who is a left-footed defender.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona are also reportedly interested in the services of other Spurs stars such as Xavi Simons, Lucas Bergvall and Pedro Porro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona are actively looking to bring in a new centre-back this season, with Alessandro Bastoni being the undisputed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13726,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1806,92,222,7840,3196],"class_list":{"0":"post-13725","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-barcelona","8":"tag-alessandro-bastoni","9":"tag-barcelona","10":"tag-barcelona-news","11":"tag-cristian-romero","12":"tag-tottenham-hotspur"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}