Tottenham Hotspur have been dealt a big blow ahead of their Premier League clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers this weekend...

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As revealed by ever-reliable football.london journalist Alasdair Gold, Spurs are set to be without starting centre-back and fan-favourite Cristian Romero, who could be set to miss the next four weeks with a muscular injury.

"Understand Cristian Romero is set to be out for a few weeks with a muscle injury," he tweeted alongside an article.

In that piece, the reporter goes on to explain that the Argentina international picked up an issue during their 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last weekend and that could now rule him out of games in the Champions League and potentially their top-flight clash with champions Manchester City.

Big blow for Conte

Romero has played in every minute of competitive action for the Lilywhites this campaign and has emerged as one of Conte's best defensive options ever since his arrival in the dugout last November.

Only Rodrigo Bentancur (four per game) has won more tackles than the former Atalanta centre-back (3.5 per game), whilst he tops the charts for passing accuracy (85.5%) when it comes to the Italian's central defensive options, as per WhoScored.

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The 23-year-old's form last campaign saw Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher deem him to be the "signing of the season," which only goes to show how much of an impact he has made in England already, especially when there were other appealing transfers such as Luis Diaz to Liverpool and Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Manchester United.

"There's something special about him," the ex-Liverpool centre-back told Monday Night Football at the time. "He reminds me of [Ricardo] Carvalho," he added.

Elsewhere, the aggressive 6 foot 1 titan has been dubbed an "animal" who is "perfect for the Premier League" by former teammate Pierluigi Gollini, who told Standard Sport:

"I think he's really impressive "on the man", When he's man-marking one-v-one, he's a beast, an animal. The guy is very very strong," the goalkeeper claimed. "I like him because he's a very tough guy on the pitch, he's a guy who never backs down, he always puts his foot, his face, where he needs to."

Therefore, on the above evidence, Romero's absence will come as a hugely gutting blow to the manager, who has trusted him to play 21 times since he took the helm.

Conte is likely to have to turn to Davinson Sanchez, who has previously been dubbed a "liability" by pundit Kenny Cunningham, and that's a worrying sign heading into the weekend.

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