Tottenham manager Thomas Frank has responded to Cristian Romero's latest social media outburst, in which the defender criticised the club's transfer strategy as 'disgraceful'. Romero took to Instagram after the January transfer window closed, praising his teammates for their fightback against Manchester City but lamenting that Spurs 'only had 11 players available' due to injuries.
Frank confirmed the matter had been dealt with internally, but admitted he would not have voiced his frustrations in the same way. 'Cuti is a very passionate person and leaves everything on the pitch,' Frank said. 'There is a way of doing things. He has been very good at doing things. I wouldn't have done it.'
Romero, who avoided punishment for a similar outburst in January, appeared to take aim at the board as Spurs failed to make a first-team signing on Deadline Day. The club did bring in Conor Gallagher and Brazilian left-back Souza earlier in the window, but injuries to Kevin Danso, Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven highlighted a lack of depth.
Frank defended the club's transfer activity, stressing the importance of making the right decisions. 'We signed a quality player and a young player for the future. We tried to do more, but it was not possible for whatever reason,' he said. 'It needs to be for the short term and the long term.'
