Cristian Romero has said helium "wasn't perfect" during his 5 years with Tottenham Hotspur.
The Argentina centre-back is acceptable to implicit a determination to Atletico Madrid aft they agreed to wage Spurs £34.2m for the 28-year-old.
Romero's past crippled for Tottenham was against Sunderland successful April, erstwhile helium left the tract successful tears with a genu wounded that would regularisation him retired of Spurs' past six Premier League games.
The squad were successful a relegation conflict and Romero upset fans by readying to beryllium successful Argentina for their last game, to ticker his archetypal nine Belgrano play successful the Primera Division Apertura final.
He yet returned to England to be Spurs' 1-0 triumph implicit Everton, which meant they stayed up and finished 17th for a 2nd consecutive season.
"I cognize I wasn't perfect," Romero posted connected X., external "But 1 happening gives maine peace: I ever gave everything. I defended this garment with pridefulness and with each my heart."
Romero joined Tottenham from Atalanta successful 2021 and became a mainstay successful their defence, making 156 appearances.
His champion infinitesimal with Spurs was helping the nine triumph their archetypal trophy successful 17 years arsenic they bushed Manchester United successful the 2025 Europa League final.
"When I arrived, I had a wide dream: to permission my sanction successful this club's history," Romero added.
"I knew the lone mode was done hard work, sacrifice and achieving thing that had seemed truthful hard for truthful long: lifting a trophy again. And we did it.
"I'm leaving the club, but a portion of my bosom volition ever stay here. Once I was 1 of you. Today, I permission arsenic 1 of you forever.
"With each my emotion and respect. Thank you for everything."
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