Barcelona expected to call La Liga rivals tomorrow to begin talks for midfield target

Barcelona appear to be on the verge of securing the signing of yet another midfielder, in the form of Oriol Romeu.

The Girona star has become the club’s main target for the Blaugrana, as they look to find a short-term replacement for Sergio Busquets. They have made some significant advancements in the negotiations as well.

According to Alex Luna, Barcelona are now expectied to call Girona tomorrow, as the Blaugrana look to further advance the negotiations. It appears Xavi Hernandez has already spoken to Romeu about his plans and wants to complete the signing this week.

It is hardly surprising as replacing Busquets could be a tough task for any player and with that in mind, coach Xavi would want to have Romeu at his disposal, as soon as possible.

Luna’s reports come shortly after speculations suggesting how Romeu is ready to make the move to Catalonia and wants Barcelona to accelerate the transfer as quickly as possible.

But Girona will not make things easy for Barcelona. Although Romeu is not expected to cost a fortune, the Spanish outfit will still try to squeeze out every euro they can.

Even though it has been previously suggested that Romeu has a release clause worth €10 million. But reports suggest the midfielder could cost somewhere around €5-6 million.

There had been talk of Barcelona offering a player, such as Estanis Pedrola, to reduce the price further. And even though Girona hold an interest in him, they will treat the two as separate operations and hold out for a full fee for Romeu.

With Barcelona now expected to make a call to Girona to negotiate the transfer, things could get moving swiftly and a deal could be finalised soon, just like manager Xavi wishes.