La Liga rivals weighing up 2024 move for €3.5 million Barcelona midfielder

Barcelona went into the summer transfer window with several cracks in their squad. That was coupled with the need to sell several other players to raise revenue and decrease the wage bill.

And while they signed some big names like Ilkay Gundogan, Joao Cancelo, Joao Felix, and Inigo Martinez, their biggest investment was Oriol Romeu from Girona, who was brought in for €3.5 million.

His signing was necessary for the club from a sporting perspective after the departure of Sergio Busquets on a free transfer. With no other natural 6 in the squad, Barça had to sign him to plug the hole, at least temporarily.

After starting the season well, Romeu has run into trouble recently. His performances have seen a steep decline without Frenkie de Jong by his side, which has exposed most of the flaws in his game.

The Spaniard was at fault for Jude Bellingham’s late winner against Barcelona, as well, failing to track him into the box.

On the back of this, reports from SPORT are claiming that Girona have not forgotten about Romeu. They are looking to re-sign him in 2024.

Barcelona opted to trigger the 32-year-old’s release clause quite late in the transfer window, which caused problems for Girona. While Yangel Herrera and Aleix Garcia have done well in that role, they are keeping tabs on Romeu, too.

Girona are currently sitting second in La Liga, level on points with Real Madrid. They have scored the joint-most goals in the league with 25, and have conceded only 13.

Further, Barcelona are four points behind them in the standings, with Atletico Madrid trailing them by three. Can Michel’s men pull off a fairytale season?