Man Utd, Real Madrid and PSG wanted to sign Cristian Romero this summer

Tottenham Hotspur vice-captain Cristian Romero was reportedly wanted by three of European football's biggest clubs during the summer transfer window.

Romero has been a Spurs player since August 2021 when he arrived in a £42million deal.

The 26-year-old has since made 101 appearances for the London club and is rated very highly by manager Ange Postecoglou.

According to TyC Sports, Spurs fielded interest from Manchester United, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain over the summer but responded to all enquiries by making it clear that Romero was not for sale.

Had United signed Romero then Erik ten Hag would have been able to pair him with Argentina team-mate Lisandro Martinez at the heart of his defence.

Instead, Ten Hag brought in Leny Yoro from Lille, as well as Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich.

Meanwhile, PSG spent around £34million to buy Ecuadorian centre back Willian Pacho from Eintracht Frankfurt.

Madrid did not sign any new defenders this summer, although Jesus Vallejo returned from a loan spell at Granada.

The report by TyC suggests that interest in Romero is likely to be reignited next summer when Spurs may be in a slightly weaker negotiating position - as Romero will have only two years left on his contract, unless he signs a new one before then.

Romero's current contract ties him to Tottenham until June 2027.

Romero is currently in South America on international duty with Argentina.

He played the full 90 minutes in a 3-0 win over Chile on Friday.