De Zerbi: Romero out for the season, but Bentancur available vs. Brighton

SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - APRIL 12: Cristian Romero of Tottenham Hotspur looks dejected during the Premier League match between Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur at Stadium of Light on April 12, 2026 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) | Getty Images Roberto De Zerbi gave his press conference in front of the assembled media ahead of Saturday’s (once again) critical Premier League match at home against his former club, Brighton and Hove Albion. And while nothing he said was particularly NEW, we did get a couple of confirmations about player ability.

First off — confirming what we already knew: Cristian Romero’s MCL knee injury means that while it isn’t as serious as it could be he still won’t recover in time to play in any of Spurs’ remaining Premier League matches. He’s out for the season, and De Zerbi said that the player is “suffering” because “he loves Tottenham. ” “Romero I’m really sorry for him, for his injury.

Romero, first of all loves Tottenham and the people have to know he is suffering for this injury. He is suffering because he can’t play anymore for us this season but he is a great captain for us, for Tottenham. “But we have to be anyway positive.

We have Radu Dragusin and Kevin Danso. They are available to play, to play well, to give us quality with the ball and to be strong in the defensive phase. We can win anyway and we want to win anyway.