‘Amazing’: Teammate can’t hold back over 25-year-old Tottenham Hotspur player
Lionel Messi has raved about Tottenham Hotspur and Argentina centre-back Cristian Romero.
The former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain striker has said that Tottenham Hotspur star Cristian Romero is currently the best defender in the world, as quoted in The London Evening Standard.
Messi, who now plays for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer, plays with Romero for the Argentina national soccer team.
The two players played for Argentina against Ecuador in a 2026 CONMEBOL World Cup qualifier.
Lionel Messi praises Tottenham Hotspur centre-back Cristian Romero
While Messi scored the winner with a stunning free-kick, 25-year-old Romero was a rock in Argentina’s defence.
Romero was immense defensively and very smart at reading the game. and was courageous in his challenges and tackles.
Messi said of Romero: “For me he is the best defender in the world at the moment.
“Great performance tonight, man of the match.”
Romero is a big player for Tottenham
Cristian Romero has had his critics in the Premier League, but Lionel Messi’s statement that the Tottenham Hotspur Argentina international is the best defender in the world is powerful.
Messi is one of the greatest players of all time, and the Argentine legend saying Romero is the best defender in the world right now shows just how good he is.
The defender has made 53 appearances in the Premier League in his career so far.
Romero has scored three goals, provided one assist and kept 13 clean sheets in those games.
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