Cristian Romero’s next destination could be decided over the coming days, and Aston Villa could help Tottenham out in an indirect way.Even though Inter Milan and Spurs had agreed a €40m (£34m) deal for Romero, it appears that the Serie A side may no longer be favourites to land the Tottenham star.This is because it is now open knowledge that Atletico Madrid have reignited their interest in the Tottenham captain, who has been one of their long-term targets.In fact, over the last couple of days, reports from Spain have claimed that Atletico are set to launch an opening bid for Romero, who prefers moving to the Spanish capital over Milan this summer.Credit: Michael AC Braithwaite / @ac_sports_photoAston Villa transfer could pave the way for Tottenham’s Cristian Romero to join Atletico MadridOn Wednesday, Fabrizio Romano reported that Atletico could match Inter’s offer for the Tottenham centre-back, which is thought to be worth around €40m (£34m).However, the journalist added that the La Liga club may need to push through the sale of right-back Nahuel Molina and left-back Matteo Ruggeri to fund a deal for the Spurs captain.Sky Sports’ Lyall Thomas has now revealed that Aston Villa are now advancing on a deal for Ruggeri, which is expected to be worth around £19.4m.He added that the Italian left-back’s move to Villa Park is set to pave the way for Diego Simeone’s side to win the race for Romero.Thomas wrote on X: “Aston Villa are advancing on a deal that could be worth up to a total of £19.4m for Atletico Madrid left-back Matteo Ruggeri – one of two sales that could pave the way for an Atletico move for Tottenham’s Cristian Romero.”Inter also need to sell defender to fund the Romero transferMeanwhile, several sources have said that Inter themselves have to sell one of their full-backs before pushing through a move for the Tottenham man.The Nerazzurri are reportedly looking to cash in on Benjamin Pavard in order to fund a move for Romero, and make space in their wage bill for the 28-year-old.It thus appears to be a race against time between Inter and Atletico on who can get their deadwood out of the door faster to strike a deal with the Lilywhites for the World Cup winner.READ MORE: ‘It’s my best connection’ – De Zerbi makes a big claim about the Tottenham boardThe post Aston Villa could help unlock one of Tottenham’s biggest sales of the summer appeared first on Spurs Web.