La Liga club open talks to sign Barcelona midfielder ‘discarded’ by Xavi

It has been less than six months since Oriol Romeu signed for FC Barcelona but talks of a possible return to Girona are already doing the rounds.

The La Liga leaders’ manager Michel and sporting director Quique Carcel have not hidden the fact that they would welcome the 32-year-old midfielder back with open arms after he left for the Blaugrana in the summer window for a fee of around €3.4 million.

After making a good start to his second stint at Barcelona, Romeu has seen his form and stature decline, with Girona now hoping to capitalise.

Contacts made

As such, Cadena SER is now reporting that Girona have established contacts with Barcelona to explore the possibility of signing Romeu after he was ‘discarded’ by Xavi.

The current La Liga leaders, who beat Barça 4-2 this past weekend at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, are eager to improve their options in the pivot midfield position and see Romeu as the best fit.

The report further states that discussions about a possible move for Romeu back to Girona from Barcelona took place this past weekend when the officials from both teams met for the traditional pre-match lunch.

It is also claimed that Xavi would be open to sanctioning such a move as he Romeu is not performing at the level expected when he was signed. The manager instead is said to prefer someone like Frenkie de Jong in the pivot position over the Spaniard.

Despite all this, the report makes it clear that any operation involving Romeu would be complicated to finalise for Girona. But initial contacts have been made and it will be interesting to see how things progress.