EPL: Gary Neville surprised Chelsea didn’t sign Cristian Romero

Former Manchester United subordinate Gary Neville has said helium was amazed that Chelsea did not motion erstwhile Tottenham Hotspur skipper Cristian Romero during the summertime transportation window.

The Blues were progressive successful the summertime transportation window, investing implicit £300 cardinal successful much than 10 caller players.

Among their acquisitions were 3 defenders, Maxence Lacroix, Marco Palestra and Pep Chavarria, arsenic they sought to fortify their defence.

During a treatment connected The Overlap, Neville revealed his astonishment that Xabi Alonso’s broadside did not people Romero.

The erstwhile Tottenham captain, who has since moved to Atletico Madrid, had attracted involvement from Chelsea.

“It whitethorn look unusual, but I would really invited Cristian Romero successful my squad; I would not entity to that. I americium amazed Chelsea did not unafraid his signing.

“It is imaginable that Tottenham were reluctant to merchantability him to Chelsea, but I was inactive taken aback that Chelsea did not get him,” helium said.

Neville further stated that Romero would person been an perfect summation to Xabi Alonso’s back-three formation.

“I believed helium would...