Diego Simeone went for his usual colour scheme: dark, darker, darkest, California sunshine be damned. As Atletico Madrid’s manager ran through the repertoire of his frontier preacher act, sweat beading on his brow,

However, after guiding Tottenham to Europa League success by beating Manchester United in last month’s final in Bilbao, Romero took to social media and dropped a huge hint regarding his future. He wrote: “We achieved what we wanted this season as a group, and that's what matters.

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has revealed he "obviously" wants to sign a "great player" in a damaging raid on Tottenham this summer.

Atletico Madrid are looking to address left-back as one of their priorities this summer. With Benfica left-back Alvaro Carreras, their first option for the position, pushing for a move to rivals Real