Thomas Frank has insisted Cristian Romero is dedicated to Tottenham and has backed the defender to grow to be a fair higher chief after being handed the captaincy.
Romero, named captain after Son Heung-min's departure for Los Angeles FC, has confronted questions over his dedication to Spurs in current seasons. The 27-year-old has been accused of caring extra about taking part in for Argentina and was linked with a transfer to Atlético Madrid this summer time however Frank is assured the centre-back's long-term future lies in north London.
“I've labored with him intently for greater than 5 weeks; I've seen a really, very dedicated participant who's educated very nicely,” the Spurs supervisor stated. “The employees have stated to me they've by no means seen him practice that nicely. He's in an excellent place. I see a participant that may need to lead the crew and push the crew.”
Frank was requested whether or not giving Romero the armband was probably step one in direction of the participant extending his contract, which expires in two years. “Sure,” he stated. “However I believe whenever you title a captain it's since you assume he's the perfect that may assist the crew it doesn't matter what now and in addition sooner or later. It's probably not linked with the contract state of affairs. After all he's an excellent participant so I need him to remain longer.”
Romero has lacked consistency at instances however Frank is satisfied of his high quality. “I see a really massive and excellent participant. What I like about him and why I've chosen him as captain is his management qualities on the pitch. There's a massive respect for him from the gamers. Off the pitch as nicely he additionally units the requirements.
“After I was 27 in fact I assumed I may do all the pieces however I additionally discovered that as a pacesetter I'm 1,000% higher now, so he additionally must study and grow to be higher and higher, so I'll do my finest to information him. His aggression is phenomenal. He's improbable within the duels. When he provides that to the crew, he can remodel the crew and provides power to the crew so I believe that's extraordinarily essential.”
Spurs impressed in opposition to Paris Saint-Germain within the Tremendous Cup remaining on Wednesday, taking a 2-0 lead earlier than shedding on penalties. They've a fast turnaround earlier than internet hosting Burnley on Saturday in Frank's first league recreation however the Dane believes that the Dutch centre-back Micky van de Ven, who had health issues final season, can deal with two video games every week.
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Frank confirmed Spurs had been out there for attacking signings. They've held talks with Manchester Metropolis over Savinho and are making ready a gap bid for Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze, whose £68m launch clause expired on Friday. Arsenal are nonetheless dithering over a transfer for Eze.
