Tottenham announce £47m signing of defender Cristian Romero with highly-rated Argentine centre back handed the No 4 shirt after he becomes Nuno Espirito Santo's fourth new arrival of the summer window By Daniel Davis For Mailonline Published: 19:15 BST, 6 August 2021 | Updated: 19:25 BST, 6 August 2021 1 Viewcomments Tottenham have officially unveiled the signing of defender Cristian Romero from Atalanta in a deal worth £47million. As reported by Sportsmail, Romero was understood to have been the first-choice target of Fabio Paratici, Spurs' director of football, after impressing in Serie A. Romero and his agent Ciro Palermo jetted into London yesterday to wrap up the switch, and Tottenham have now announced their fourth signing of the summer. Romero spent one season on loan with Atalanta from Juventus, and the former took up their option - believed to have been worth £13.5m - to sign him permanently. That allowed them to make a hefty profit, and Romero has been handed the No 4 shirt at Tottenham and is expected to drop straight into their backline. He opened up on the move at the airport to Italian media before jetting into England, and revealed that the 'project' pitched to him was the decisive factor. 'I thank them [Tottenham], from the first day they were interested in me, the project they have for me I liked and so for this I chose Tottenham,' Romero told Sky Italia. 'Now I have to answer on the pitch, but first I want to thank all of Bergamo and Atalanta and all my team-mates. 'The coach who made me grow in a way that I never thought, I say thank you to everyone. 'I am happy to have made a right choice again, I am very happy for the year I did at Atalanta. 'I thank all of Bergamo, I am sorry to leave it but I have to think about my career and I hope this is a good choice. 'I have to continue to grow and do so, I have to think about doing well now. 'It's been an incredible year for me, I never thought I'd get to this level.' Meanwhile, Tottenham remain locked in talks over a £15m move for Bologna centre back Takehiro Tomiyasu as they look to build again after Toby Alderweireld's exit. More to follow. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility