Roberto De Zerbi: If Spurs win, I am ready to pay every week for one dinner

Spurs spent the last week in the relegation zone and De Zerbi took his 18th-placed squad out for a meal in Mayfair ahead of Saturday’s visit to Brighton.

Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi says Cristian Romero’s season is over (Richard Sellers/PA)

Roberto De Zerbi has confirmed Tottenham captain Cristian Romero will not play again this season – but he remains positive the club can stay up and promised more dinners out if they beat Brighton.

Romero suffered a knee injury in Sunday’s 1-0 loss at Sunderland, De Zerbi’s debut fixture in charge of Spurs, and the defender will miss the final six games of a disastrous Premier League campaign.