Tottenham star Cristian Romero has "one or two question marks" over whether he's at a world class level, according to South American specialist Tim Vickery.

Romero has been a mainstay since he arrived last year, but the journalist is unsure whether he's amongst the elite.

What's the latest news involving Romero?

The Argentina international arrived at Tottenham, initially on loan from Atalanta, in the summer of 2021 and has generally excelled in their backline.

Unfortunately for the £165,000 per-week ace, injuries have stopped him from playing more, with the 24-year-old missing 25 games due to various issues.

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Romero has still turned out on more than 40 occasions, but regular muscle problems have so far proved his Achilles heel.

When Romero has played, he's often looked the part and played a major role in helping Spurs qualify for the Champions League, even though he missed their final three fixtures.

His excellent form helped him become a key part for Argentina and he's now in line to feature at his first World Cup next month.

But while Vickery has praised his work at international level alongside Manchester United star Lisandro Martinez, the South American journalist has some reservations over whether Romero is at a world class level.

What did Vickery say about Romero?

He told GIVEMESPORT: "This is the aspect of the Argentina World Cup challenge that interests me most and their defensive record in recent times is brilliant, especially since Martinez and Romero came into the side. I think it's something like two goals conceded in 14 games.

"Sometimes they've been at full stretch, and I'm really interested to see how they cope with the really difficult games, how that defensive unit copes with the really difficult games, because, as far as I'm concerned, in terms of a genuinely world class centre back, I still have one or two question marks over Romero."

Who is in Argentina's World Cup group?

Argentina might be amongst the favourites to win the tournament, but Lionel Scaloni's men will firstly have to navigate their way through a difficult group.

That's because La Albiceleste have been drawn alongside two teams inside the World's top 30 in Mexico and Poland, who are their final two group stage fixtures.

But Argentina open up their campaign against Saudi Arabia, who they'll be expected to beat with ease, and must get off to a winning start before two potentially tricky games follow.