Reports indicate that Scotland skipper Andy Robertson is set to swap Liverpool for Tottenham Hotspur on a free transfer at the end of the season. Following a highly successful nine-year stint at Anfield, the out of contract defender is preparing for a new chapter in London.
According to transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano, the 32-year-old left-back has already reached a verbal agreement to join Roberto De Zerbi’s squad. However, the entire deal hinges on one crucial condition: Tottenham must secure their Premier League survival.
Spurs recently dropped into the relegation zone after West Ham secured a dominant 4-0 victory against Wolves on Friday evening. Falling to 18th place puts massive pressure on De Zerbi’s men ahead of their Sunday trip to Sunderland. Depending on how the weekend fixtures unfold and the result of their own match on Wearside, Tottenham could remain trapped in the bottom three.
The North London outfit originally tried to secure Robertson during the winter transfer window. Liverpool quickly rejected that initial approach, forcing Spurs to bide their time until the summer to land him as a free agent.
This pending transfer seemingly closes the door on a romantic return to Celtic. Robertson was let go by his boyhood club at age 15 and has frequently been linked with a move back to Glasgow. He previously confessed that stepping out into a packed Celtic Park was a lifelong dream he considered every time he watched them play.
Despite that childhood fantasy, Robertson has always maintained his desire to compete at the highest possible level for as long as he can. He previously explained that while he once hoped to offer Celtic his peak years, he has no intention of moving to Scotland in his mid-thirties just to underperform. The defender jokingly noted that he wanted to avoid a scenario where his own uncles would criticize his declining mobility on the pitch. Ultimately, he stressed that he prefers to live in the present moment rather than dwell on what could be.