Barcelona make contact for the signing of La Liga midfielder with €10m termination clause

While Barcelona continue to make serious efforts to try and sign Marcelo Brozovic, they are also preparing for contingencies in case the Croatian does not arrive.

As such, Girona midfield enforcer Oriol Romeu has been identified as a ‘low-cost’ alternative if the efforts to bring Brozovic prove futile.

And now, Mundo Deportivo is reporting that Barcelona have already made contacts for the signing of the 31-year-old midfielder, even though he is considered only a fallback option if Brozovic does not join.

Romeu has a release clause worth €10 million in his contract with Girona, but the Blaugrana’s local rivals would be willing to lower the price tag, potentially even by half, if an interesting player is offered to them as part of the operation.

Romeu, a former La Masia product, is understood to have always dreamt of wearing the Blaugrana colours again and has informed Girona that the only club he would want to leave for is Barça.

So, Girona would be willing to make the transfer easy if there is further progress in talks.

A move for Romeu would also mean that Barcelona get a player familiar with the club’s philosophy while his valuation would also leave some money in the club’s coffers to invest in a new right-back.

But, as iterated before, the operation will only proceed in the scenario that Brozovic does not join Barcelona, but the La Liga champions are ensuring that there is a contingency in place if the Croatian’s transfer does not materialise.