Girona director confirms interest in signing Barcelona midfielder: “He would be important here”

During his speech at the 11th edition of Coaches’ Day, organised by the Catalan Football Federation (FCF), Girona director Quique Carcel once again reiterated that the club would be very interested in re-signing Oriol Romeu from Barcelona.

Romeu, 32, joined Barça from Girona this past summer, arriving in a deal worth a little under €4 million.

The Spaniard began his second stint at Barcelona on a strong note, putting in solid displays one after the other, but has seen his form decline in recent weeks.

It has even led to Romeu’s exclusion from the starting lineup in some of the Blaugrana’s recent games.

Girona going on the offensive

Having lost Romeu less than four months ago, Girona are already keen on re-signing him from Barcelona if an opportunity presents itself.

The Catalan club’s sporting director, Quique Carcel, has already spoken publicly about wanting the 32-year-old veteran back.

And he once again reiterated the same sentiment when speaking at the aforementioned event, claiming that Romeu would be much more important at Girona than he is at Barça.

“If the option arises that Oriol Romeu leaves Barça, we would like to bring him back. He would be important here,” Carcel said, as quoted by Mundo Deportivo.

“Neither the club nor the player have told us that he could leave, but if he does leave we would like to have him.”

Xavi happy with Romeu

Despite Romeu’s performances declining in recent games and his role diminishing, Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez is understood to be ‘delighted’ with the veteran midfielder.

As such, it appears highly unlikely that Barça would consider letting him leave next summer even though they wish to bring in another pivot midfielder before the 2024/25 season starts.

But, with Girona making clear that Romeu would be welcome back, it will be interesting to see if the player is tempted, if his role at Barcelona reduces further.