Paul Scholes believes Manchester United should attempt to hijack a move for Cristian Romero.
The Spurs centre-half is believed to be closing in on a move to Atletico Madrid, but Scholes reckons United should make a play for the Argentinian.
Scholes said on The Good, The Bad and The Football podcast: “You might laugh at this. I’ll get a lot of stick for this. A centre-half I’d go and get now… Cristian Romero from Tottenham. I know he’s a nutter. I know he’s got disciplinary issues.
“But I just think he can be a very good centre-half and I think someone like Michael [Carrick] could really calm him down. And you’re talking 30 or 40 million quid. This is a fella who’s played centre half and won the World Cup. Now, like I said, I know he’s got issues, disciplinary issues.
“I’d go and get Romero. I actually think he’ll go to Atletico Madrid, but, you know you talk about ‘mavericks’? And I know he’s a centre half, but do you know what I mean? He’s got that bit of an idiot about him. It’s not a very nice thing to say, you know, a bit like [Eric] Cantona did.”
Cristian Romero has been linked with several clubs(Image: Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images)