Tottenham starlet Luka Vuskovic will become a better player than club captain Cristian Romero.That is the bold view of former Spurs boss Martin Jol, who is a huge fan of the Croatian – regarded to be one of Europe’s hottest centre-back prospects.Vuskovic has the potential to become one of Tottenham’s greatest defendersShutterstock EditorialThe 18-year-old finally linked up with Tottenham earlier this summer – two years after signing him from Hadjuk Split.Spurs forked out £12million to secure his services in 2023, but had to wait for him to turn 18 before the defender could make the move to England.In that time, he was shipped out on loan to Polish outfit Radomiak Radom and Belgian side Westerlo respectively, earning rave reviews in the process.And it didn’t take Vuskovic long to show fans what all the fuss is about after scoring and assisting on his debut in a 2-0 pre-season win against Reading in July.While he showed the Spurs faithful and boss Thomas Frank what he is capable of, the decision was made to ship him out on loan for a third time to further his development.Vuskovic was offloaded to Bundesliga giants Hamburg – following in the footsteps of Jol with the Dutchman joining the club in 2008 – seven months after his axing at White Hart Lane.For Jol, he believes the teenager has what it takes to become a Spurs star.Speaking to football.london, the Dutchman made the comparison between Vuskovic and World Cup 2022 winner Romero, who has long been on the radar of Atletico Madrid.What has Martin Jol said about Luka Vuskovic?Commenting on the Tottenham squad, Jol said: “How many players are there in the Spurs team now, who would be bought by one of the big four or five?“Romero could go anywhere, but you feel like if he plays for a while at his top level, he will get injured.Romero is regarded as one of the top centre-backs in the Premier LeagueGettyAnd Jol is of the opinion that Vuskovic is a better talent that the Argentina iconAFP“Romero is a good, decent defender, but I will tell you one thing.“The guy they sent to Hamburg now – Luka Vuskovic – will be better.”Vuskovic is yet to make his debut for Hamburg having been an unused substitute in their 2-0 defeat to St Pauli before the international break.While many fans were keen to see Vuskovic test himself in England this term, the player admitted he is not ready for the Premier League just yet.The one-cap Croatia international has declared that he is not yet at the level required to force Micky van de Ven and Romero out of the starting XI.He told Germanijak: “They offered me an option to stay, to play in case of injury or cup matches, but I wanted continuous minutes.Vuskovic starred on his Spurs debut in pre-season against ReadingGetty“They have Romero and Van de Ven playing there, two of the best centre-backs in the world at the moment.“I believe in myself, but it’s really difficult to play next to them.“I’ve faced them and I realised that I still have to work harder.“A lot of work and a little luck, so I’ll be back.”