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Oriol Romeu set to join Barcelona from Girona

17 July 2023 16:56 (UTC +04:00)

Deal that will see Oriol Romeu join Barcelona from Girona is basically complete, APA reports citing Fansided.com.

In fact, Gerard Romeu has confirmed that Romeu is no longer training with Girona and the former Barca youth player will be unveiled tomorrow, in time for the defensive midfielder to travel with the squad to the USA on Wednesday 19th of July.

Xavi identified Romeu early in the off-season as a player of interest, with the former Chelsea man’s defensive capabilities being attractive to a team who lost Sergio Busquets this summer.

It’s long been rumoured that Romeu would make a return to the club where he made his senior debut for the first team back in 2010.

There are still some minor financial details to work out in terms of structure but the agreement is in place and Romeu will become a new Barca player, in return Girona will receive €4.5 million, significantly lower than the €8 million reported several weeks ago.

Although this deal is being worked on in isolation, Girona is believed to hold interest in two Barca youth players, with Pablo Torre and Nico Gonzalez still weighing up their options.

The Blanquivermells manager Míchel sees Gonzalez as the ideal replacement for Romeu and reached out to the player directly to try and sell him on moving across Catalonia.