Barcelona ‘one step away’ from signing €8 million-rated midfielder, personal terms agreed

SPORT has provided a fresh update regarding Oriol Romeu’s future, claiming that the defensive midfielder is ‘just one step away’ from becoming the new FC Barcelona player.

The outlet claims that the Blaugrana are in advanced negotiation with Girona and they are waiting to close the transfer in the next few hours. As far as the player is concerned, he has agreed personal terms with the team already.

It must be remembered that Romeu, 31, joined Barcelona’s youth setup in 2004. After spending seven years with the team across different age groups, he decided to join Chelsea in 2011. In 2015, Romeu eventually settled in Southampton before moving to Girona in the summer of 2022.

Right now, the player is extremely close to returning to Barça and the aforementioned outlet claims that the agreement between Barcelona and the midfielder is already in place and talks with Girona are advanced.

Barcelona have been on the lookout to sign a new defensive midfielder ever since Sergio Busquets confirmed his departure. For that, the team explored the opportunity to sign Martin Zubimendi of Real Sociedad and even Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich.

But given the troubling finances, the La Liga champions had to look out for cost-effective options. Eventually, the management set its sights on Romeu and the former La Masia midfielder should cost them €8 million. However, if they decide to add a player, the fee could go lower.

With an agreement close, Romeu could soon be announced as a Barcelona player. And the midfielder will eventually be expected to join the rest of the team for the pre-season camp just in time for the tour of the United States of America.

Player valuation in title obtained from transfermarkt.com on date of publication.