Barcelona will kick off their pre-season campaign in a little over a week, from July 10. And, according to a fresh report from Gabriel Sans of Mundo Deportivo, manager Xavi Hernandez wants the club to complete the signing of Oriol Romeu before that.<\/p>\n
After ruling out moves for Martin Zubimendi, Joshua Kimmich, and Marcelo Brozovic, Barcelona have settled on Romeu as their option to fill the pivot position left vacant by Sergio Busquets\u2019 departure.<\/p>\n
The 31-year-old is a player familiar with the club\u2019s system and philosophy, having come through the ranks at La Masia.<\/p>\n
Having returned to Spain after over ten years in the Premier League, Romeu enjoyed a solid season with Girona in 2022\/23. The 31-year-old is a player with great defensive abilities and is fairly reliable on the ball as well.<\/p>\n
While he would not necessarily be the tailor-made Busquets\u2019 replacement Barcelona were looking for, Romeu\u2019s experience, familiarity and the \u20ac10 million release clause make him a viable option for the club.<\/p>\n
There had been talks of Girona being open to further reducing his asking price if a player was included in the deal. But, as per latest claims, the Catalan side are upset with Bar\u00e7a\u2019s flirtations with their midfielder and will demand the release clause be paid in full.<\/p>\n
Barcelona boss Xavi is understood to be keen on bringing Romeu on board and that too before the pre-season starts.<\/p>\n
It is understandable given that the manager would want the midfielder to have all the time he needs to adapt to his new team and teammates so that he can hit the ground running as soon as the season starts.<\/p>\n
It is now up to Barcelona to tie up the deal and deliver Romeu\u2019s signing for Xavi after landing Ilkay Gundogan and Inigo Martinez, with the latter\u2019s signing likely to be made official tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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