Cristian Romero’s response to Arsenal’s interest has now come to light as the Tottenham Hotspur star nears a switch to Atletico Madrid.Over the past 48 hours, Spurs Web has relayed multiple reports suggesting that Atletico Madrid are now in pole position to secure Romero’s services.However, several sources claimed over recent days that Arsenal showed serious interest in a controversial deal for the Tottenham captain.In fact, it was even suggested by The Sun that the Spurs star was open to a move to the Emirates Stadium, but the Lilywhites refused to do business with their fierce rivals.Credit: @paulnealon90 / InstagramTottenham star Cristian Romero thanked Arsenal before agreeing Atletico Madrid moveDoble Amarilla journalist Fernando Czyz now claims that Inter Milan had been ‘working seriously’ on a deal for the centre-back, while Arsenal also joined the picture.However, Romero’s top preference was always to move to the Metropolitano Stadium, which counted against the Serie A side and the Premier League giants.Czyz claims that the World Cup winner thanked both Arsenal and Inter Milan for their interest, but made it clear to both clubs he does not want to join them.This is because the World Cup winner had his heart set on playing for Diego Simeone’s side, who first expressed an interest in him last summer.Spurs have accepted Atletico’s proposal for RomeroIn fact, Czyz even asserts that the La Liga club’s offer of €26m (£22.6m) plus another €8.7m (£7.6m) in add-ons for the 28-year-old has now been accepted by Tottenham.The Argentine journalist reveals that Romero’s personal terms with Atletico are ‘practically resolved’ ahead of a move to the Spanish capital.This comes on the back of reports from Spain suggesting that Atletico want to complete a deal for the Spurs captain within 48 hours.READ MORE: Tottenham fans will love what James Maddison just said about his injury rumoursThe post What Cristian Romero told Arsenal after controversial move for £30m Tottenham captain appeared first on Spurs Web.