Barcelona summer signing returning to former club in January a real possibility

When Barcelona bid goodbye to Sergio Busquets last summer, they brought in another La Masia product, Oriol Romeu, to fill the spot left vacant by their former captain.

The 32-year-old defensive midfielder arrived from Girona in a cost-effective deal worth €3.5 million – the only expenditure made by the Blaugrana on signings during the summer.

And things began in fine fashion for Romeu back at Barça as he cemented his place in the starting XI from the get-go.

But over the past couple of months, the Spaniard has struggled to maintain the same level of form, resulting in him losing his spot in the team and seeing a big reduction in his minutes.

Girona return a possibility in January

Given his situation, there have been murmurs of Romeu potentially moving back to Girona during the upcoming January transfer window.

The current La Liga leaders have made it clear that they would be very much keen on having the Spanish ace back at the club.

In fact, only earlier today, we reported that there had been initial talks held between Barça and Girona over a possible January move, even though it was seen as complicated.

Building on that Catalunya Radio is now reporting that the possibility of Romeu returning to Girona from Barcelona in the winter is very real.

It is claimed that Barça would welcome Romeu’s exit as he has failed to adapt to the team and has lost prominence, whereas Girona would be happy to take him back as they aspire to continue their push for the La Liga title.

Difficulties in the operation

Despite the intentions of both clubs to see the deal through, there will be some difficulties and complications in it seeing the light of the day.

For starters, even though Romeu is not performing as well as Barça would like, the squad is short of players, and it is not certain that Xavi would approve of the move.

The other problem is financial as both clubs would have to come to an agreement on his transfer fee, which does not seem easy either.

Although Barça could gain some salary margin, the midfielder is one of the lowest-paid players in the squad and the space he would leave would not be too big.