Cristian Romero: Spurs captain announces exit ahead of Atletico Madrid transfer as he makes statement on Instagram

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Tottenham captain Cristian Romero has confirmed he is leaving the club ahead of his move to Atletico Madrid being announced. Atletico have agreed a deal worth in the region of £34.2m (€40m) for Romero, while Spurs retain a 15 per cent sell-on clause. In a post on Instagram, Romero bade farewell to the fans and said he had achieved his dream of leaving his name in the club's history as the captain of the side that ended Spurs' 17-year trophy drought. "Today, I say goodbye to a place that, for fiv