Tottenham star defender Cristian Romero is not the same on and off the field.

The Argentine stopper may have a reputation for being a hard man when he is on the football pitch.

However, the Argentina international's family have spoken about how he bought his mother her first-ever house when he made big money as a footballer for the first time.

“My birthday was approaching and three weeks before they took me to see different houses," his mother, Rosa, told Argentina's Super Deportivo Radio.

“I thought it was a house that Cuti wanted to buy for himself, because I always insisted that he invest in one. I didn't have my own house and when he showed me around, he asked me if I liked it.

“I was delighted, it was a very nice brand new house and suddenly he told me: 'This house is your birthday present'.

“To this day I remember it and I can't speak much about it, I get emotional..."