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.

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.