Romagnoli is one of the few reliable players they have. Him saying I am leaving is almost equal to go get relegated I don't care. Why would he rush, he can leave at the end of the season.
Sorry I don't see this happening.
That would mean he has a terrible character really.
I am the captain and I am leaving in the middle of the season because the team is in trouble. What sort captain does something like that.
Yes I am now really worried he won't be able to fix the defense even with new better players. When all defenders are making silly mistakes and under-performing I look at the manager.
He will moan about the atmosphere and say because Spuds are a smaller club the fans don't know how to create atmosphere, put pressure like the supporters of other bigger teams.
Just wait, he is happy now, so praises everyone. Once things go bad he will start blaming everyone.
Honest, competent referees do not need VAR for a fair game. Dishonest referees and organizations can have the best tech support and will still rig games shamelessly in front of everyone.