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Cristian Romero

Tottenham Hotspur → Arsenal

0%Speculative
Probability
0%
Viability
63%
can it happen structurally
Tactical fit
n/a
no expert vector yet
Financial difficulty
Medium

Why this score?

Probability47 → 0|Viability63 → 6330 Aug 2026

Outcome graded: collapsed. 9 source prediction(s) written to the reliability ledger.

Score movement

  1. 30 Aug 202647 → 0Outcome graded: collapsed. 9 source prediction(s) written to the reliability ledger.
  2. 15 Aug 202656 → 47A source has denied / contradicted this · An agreement is reported to be close · Multiple independent sources agree · The player's preference is reported to favour the move · The player is being pursued by more than one club
  3. 12 Aug 202660 → 56A source has denied / contradicted this · An agreement is reported to be close · Multiple independent sources agree · The player's preference is reported to favour the move · The player is being pursued by more than one club
  4. 09 Aug 202657 → 60A source has denied / contradicted this · An agreement is reported to be close · Multiple independent sources agree · The player's preference is reported to favour the move · The player is being pursued by more than one club
  5. 08 Aug 202656 → 57A source has denied / contradicted this · An agreement is reported to be close · Multiple independent sources agree · The player's preference is reported to favour the move · The player is being pursued by more than one club
  6. 08 Aug 202655 → 56A source has denied / contradicted this · An agreement is reported to be close · Multiple independent sources agree · The player's preference is reported to favour the move · The player is being pursued by more than one club
  7. 08 Aug 202648 → 55A source has denied / contradicted this · An agreement is reported to be close · Multiple independent sources agree · The player's preference is reported to favour the move · The player is being pursued by more than one club
  8. 07 Aug 202649 → 48A source has denied / contradicted this · Multiple independent sources agree · The player's preference is reported to favour the move · The player is being pursued by more than one club
  9. 07 Aug 202663 → 49A source has denied / contradicted this · Multiple independent sources agree · The player's preference is reported to favour the move · The player is being pursued by more than one club
  10. 07 Aug 202660 → 63A source has denied / contradicted this · Multiple independent sources agree · The player's preference is reported to favour the move
  11. 07 Aug 202657 → 60Multiple independent sources agree · The player's preference is reported to favour the move
  12. 07 Aug 202650 → 57Multiple independent sources agree · The player's preference is reported to favour the move
  13. 07 Aug 2026— → 50Rumour created from first claim

How the number is built

Source reliabilityEmpirical×0.28
+22 pts
Independent confirmationEmpirical×0.16
+16 pts
Reported deal stageEmpirical×0.14
+14 pts
Buying-club needExpert-assigned×0.12
+5 pts
Financial feasibilityExpert-assigned×0.10
+6 pts
Player opennessExpert-assigned×0.08
+6 pts
Window timingDerived×0.06
+2 pts
Contract situationDerived×0.06
+2 pts
Market oddsUnavailable×0.00
+0 pts
Contradiction penalty−3 pts
Probability71%

Source reliability includes the graded ledger (a reporting source has ≥ 10 graded outcomes). Market odds are unavailable in v1, so scores cap below 100.

Player

Position
CB
Age
28
Nationality
Argentina
Contract until
30 Jun 2029
Market value
€45m
Preferred foot
right

Buying club · Arsenal

Stated needs
ST, CF, CDM
Budget (est.)
€120m
Wage headroom
65/100
PSR pressure
35/100

Squad needs and financial profile are expert-assigned, not measured.

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Evidence timeline

  1. 06 Aug 2026Tier 4The New York Timespolled

    Atletico Madrid renew Cristian Romero pursuit, Arsenal also interested in Tottenham captain - The Athletic

    interest · early interesttone: cautiousvia rule-based:v1source
  2. 06 Aug 2026Tier 3Football Londonpolled

    Arsenal target shock Cristian Romero transfer hijack after Tottenham 'agreement struck'

    interest · active talkstone: speculativevia llm:llama-3.3-70b-versatilesource
  3. 07 Aug 2026Tier 4Football365polled

    Tottenham stance on selling Cristian Romero to Arsenal revealed

    monitoring · speculativetone: cautiousvia rule-based:v1source
  4. 07 Aug 2026Tier 2The Guardianpolled

    Football transfer rumours: Cristian Romero to leave Spurs for … Arsenal?

    interest · speculativetone: speculativevia llm:llama-3.3-70b-versatilesource
    • — Spurs unwillingness to sell
    • — though they also reckon it’s pretty unlikely that Spurs will allow such drama
  5. 07 Aug 2026Tier 3Goalpolled

    Tottenham issue firm response to Arsenal interest in shock transfer for Cristian Romero

    interest · early interesttone: cautiousvia llm:llama-3.3-70b-versatilesource
    • — Tottenham issue firm response
  6. 08 Aug 2026Tier 4Football365polled

    Cristian Romero reaches decision on joining Arsenal as Bruno Guimaraes deal completed

    official · officialtone: definitivevia rule-based:v1source
  7. 08 Aug 2026Tier 4Football365polled

    Cristian Romero reaches decision on joining Arsenal as Bruno Guimaraes deal completed

    official · officialtone: definitivevia rule-based:v1source
  8. 08 Aug 2026Tier 4The Sunpolled

    Cristian Romero OPEN to controversial Arsenal transfer and become first Tottenham ace to join fierce rivals in 25 years

    interest · early interesttone: speculativevia llm:llama-3.3-70b-versatilesource
  9. 08 Aug 2026Tier 4The Mirrorpolled

    Cristian Romero faces furious backlash as Tottenham captain 'wants Arsenal transfer'

    interest · early interesttone: speculativevia llm:llama-3.3-70b-versatilesource
  10. 09 Aug 2026Tier 2ESPNpolled

    Transfer rumors, news: Could Tottenham's Romero join Arsenal?

    interest · speculativetone: speculativevia llm:llama-3.3-70b-versatilesource
  11. 10 Aug 2026Tier 3The Independentpolled

    Transfer news LIVE: Cristian Romero targets Arsenal switch

    interest · early interesttone: speculativevia llm:llama-3.3-70b-versatilesource
  12. 10 Aug 2026Tier 3The Independentpolled

    Transfer news LIVE: Romero to Arsenal, Liverpool want Barcola, Man Utd eye defender

    unknown · speculativetone: speculativevia llm:llama-3.3-70b-versatilesource
  13. 10 Aug 2026Tier 3The Independentpolled

    Transfer news LIVE: Romero to Arsenal, Liverpool want Barcola, Man Utd target defender

    interest · active talkstone: speculativevia llm:llama-3.3-70b-versatilesource