Real Madrid should swoop in for £53m Tottenham star, says World Cup-winner Oscar Ruggeri

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Former Real Madrid midfielder and World Cup winner Oscar Ruggeri has urged the La Liga giants to prioritise the signing of a Tottenham Hotspur star this summer.Tottenham Hotspur are now genuinely staring at the prospect of relegation to the Championship after dropping into the bottom three.While reports indicate that there could be a mass exodus from Spurs if they go down, the club may have a battle on their hands to hang onto some of its stars even if they stay up.As we edge closer to the summer window, one of the biggest clubs in world football have now been told to raid N17 for a senior man.Credit: Michael AC Braithwaite / @ac_sports_photoFormer Argentina star wants to see Tottenham captain Cristian Romero at Real MadridReports over recent weeks have indicated that the Spurs defender has a release clause in his Spurs contract, which can be activated by three clubs this summer: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.This was also confirmed by the centre-back’s father, who revealed last week that Romero has a release clause of around $50-$70m (£37.8m-£53m) this summer.Argentine football icon Oscar Ruggeri, who was part of the World Cup-winning side in 1986 and also spent a season at Real Madrid, has now urged the La Liga giants to secure the 27-year-old at all costs.Ruggeri told Bolavip: “If I were Florentino Pérez, I would go for Cristian Romero, without a doubt. He’s a fantastic player, a serious player for the position, who formed a great partnership with [Nicolás] Otamendi [for the National Team].”Romero may have played his last game for Spurs after injurySome journalists have stated over recent weeks that Tottenham are ready to cash in on Romero this summer, even if they stay up.It has now been revealed that the Spurs defender may miss the rest of the season after being forced off with a knee injury in the second half against Sunderland.The game at the Stadium of Light could thus prove to be the final time that the World Cup winner donned a Tottenham shirt.READ MORE: Tottenham’s Championship expert suffers first red card of his career just before centurian statusThe post Real Madrid should swoop in for £53m Tottenham star, says World Cup-winner Oscar Ruggeri appeared first on Spurs Web.