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Antonio Conte reveals £47m defender Cristiano Romero will NOT play again this year because of a 'very serious' hamstring injury... with the Argentine potentially out until February Cristian Romero suffered a 'serious' injury while on international duty last month Antonio Conte confirmed he will play no part until 2022 as it is 'very serious' Romero went down clutching his left hamstring in a qualifier against Brazil Conte was much more optimistic on the fitness of playmaker Giovani Lo Celso

By Nathan Salt For Mailonline

Published: 14:03 GMT, 1 December 2021 | Updated: 14:14 GMT, 1 December 2021

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Cristian Romero could be out until February after further examinations showed the Argentina international has sustained a 'very serious' hamstring injury.

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte confirmed on Wednesday that Romero would not play again in 2021 and the plan is to check the injury 'week by week'.

Romero went down in pain clutching his left leg during Argentina's 2022 World Cup qualifying match against Brazil on November 16.

Conte has now confirmed that it is 'very serious' and the £47million summer signing faces as much as three months out.

'The news is not positive, not good,' Conte said.

'The injury is serious and I think it will take time before to see him again. Surely next year and we need to check his injury week by week but the injury is serious.

'Now he is trying to recover, he needs a long time. He needs time to recover. It's a pity because he's an important player for us but