Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has rejected criticism of Cristian Romero's commitment.

Conte insists Cristian Romero would play on one leg for Tottenham as the defender faces criticism over his injury absence on the eve of the World Cup.

Romero is set to miss Spurs' final three games before the World Cup, starting with Sunday's Premier League clash with Liverpool, but is expected to be fit for Argentina's group stage opener against Saudi Arabia in Qatar.

"About Romero I can tell you that for him, if I ask the possibility to play with one leg, he wants to play with one leg," Conte said.

“For this reason I tell the fans we have players really committed for the club and maybe Romero, he had an injury because he wanted to risk and we wanted to take the risk. Then he had this injury but for sure many teams are having big injuries and this is because we are playing every three days."