Former La Masia midfielder waiting for Barcelona offer, advancements expected next week

A recent update regarding Oriol Romeu’s future has indicated that the 31-year-old is currently waiting for Barcelona to make a move for him. Adding to the news, Mundo Deportivo claims that the Bluagrana entity has informed the midfielder that there should be advancements on Monday or Tuesday.

The outlet claims that Xavi is in a hurry to finalize the transfer. This is mostly because he has made peace with the fact that the 31-year-old is the best low-cost option available in the market.

Adding to it, he is also a former La Masia player, meaning that he understands the Barcelona philosophy and style of play.

On the other hand, there are some people at the club who believes that the team should wait for some exits. Xavi’s idea, however, remains the fact that the team should sign a defensive midfielder to cover the hole left by Sergio Busquets’ departure before the pre-season camp begins on July 10.

All this uncertainty has forced Romeu to wait for Barcelona. He is willing to see what happens between Girona and Barcelona. He is totally aware of Barcelona’s interest, but he wishes to stay in the background.

As far as Girona are concerned, they do not want to speak on the transfer as they are starting to feel extremely upset with Barça over the Blaugrana contacting Romeu directly without approaching the club.

Earlier, they were flexible to negotiate a fee, but right now, they are in no mood to do that. The message is direct; if Barcelona want to sign Romeu, they must pay the termination clause, which is worth €10 million.

Barcelona understand that Romeu is the most affordable option available in the market. They tried to enquire for the likes of Martin Zubimendi and Joshua Kimmich in the past, but the operations for the two are exceeding the budget.

Lastly, they also tried to go for Marcelo Brozovic, but the Croatian is moving to Saudi Arabia instead.