Barcelona’s €10 million midfield target does not generate total consensus at club

Girona midfielder Oriol Romeu has emerged as Barcelona’s contingency plan now that they have missed out on Marcelo Brozovic.

Indeed, according to Mundo Deportivo, now that the options are very limited, Xavi wants Romeu to be his new pivot as he does not really want to bet on the inexperience of Nico Gonzalez. 

However, while there have been reports that Barcelona have already made contact with the player, it is believed that there is no total consensus in the sporting department about him.

Romeu, who trained at La Masia earlier in his career, has a termination clause worth €10 million and Girona would be open to lower the fee if a player is offered as part of the deal.

The Barcelona management is divided over the signing of Romeu. From Xavi’s perspective, he prefers to have a player who knows the position well. On the other hand, Romeu’s name does not convince the board entirely and many believe that the team should bet on in-house players like Nico.

In the case of the latter, the team can save up some money and this can be utilized to sign a new right-back.

Romeu is someone who has vast experience in the defensive midfield position. Above all, his acquisition will cost Barcelona much less than Brozovic, for whom Al Nassr will pay €23 million. Lastly, the salary will not be an issue as well.

Overall, it could be a balanced signing considering the cost of the operation involved but everyone at the club needs to be on the same page to make it happen.

As mentioned before, Barcelona have already established contact with the player and it remains to be seen how Girona approach the transfer since they are willing to lower the cost if a player is offered in return.