Cristian Romero's four-word dig at Chelsea ace shows Tottenham star's real character

Tottenham Hotspur's Cristian Romero has cheekily ribbed two of his Argentina team-mates. The defender is currently on international duty, and he is expected to feature in the friendly matches against Venezuela (Saturday, 1am kick-off) and Puerto Rico (Tuesday, 12am kick-off).

Romero, who has played every minute of Tottenham's Premier League campaign this season, including last weekend's 2-1 victoryover Leeds United, has been reunited with some familiar faces from Premier League rivals at the Argentina camp.

He shared a snap of himself alongside Chelsea's Enzo Fernandezand Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez. Alongside the photo, he cheekily wrote the caption: "Y'all don't contribute anything."

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Two laughing emojis indicated that it was a playful jibe to his international team-mates. Despite the comment, both Fernandez and Alvarez have had strong starts to their respective seasons.

Like Romero, Fernandez has started every league game for Chelsea, playing the full 90 minutes in their 2-1 win over Liverpool last time out.

Meanwhile, striker Alvarez has featured in every league game for Atletico Madrid, netting seven goals and providing three assists in his nine appearances across all competitions.

Alvarez was the only one of the trio to feature in both Argentina games during the last international break. Fernandez sat out the first match due to a suspension and didn't make the squad for the second.

Romero, on the other hand, played the full 90 minutes of the first game but was left out of the squad for the second.

All three are keen to make their mark in the upcoming matches as they gear up to defend their World Cup title.

Their clubs' main concern will be ensuring they return fit and ready for the forthcoming fixtures. Romero missed last week's Champions League draw against Bodo/Glimt due to injury before making his comeback against Leeds.

Spurs are back in action when they welcome Aston Villa on Sunday, 19 October (2pm kick-off). Chelsea, meanwhile, are set to face Ange Postecoglou's Nottingham Forest on Saturday, 18 October (12.30pm kick-off).

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