Oriol Romeu becomes a priority option for Barcelona
Oriol Romeu is the midfielder who could end up signing for Barça for the pivot position after gaining consensus among the decision makers. The Girona player has the sporting OK from both the coaching staff and the sporting department and the operation would be on track with a maximum cost of 15 million euros between transfer fee and salary, much less than Brozovic could cost. Oriol Romeu is awaiting news and if the Croatian is discarded, he will be the player chosen.
Barça and other European teams have been surprised by Oriol Romeu's performances at Girona. He has been the great leader of Míchel's team and in the sports department they value his technical and tactical qualities as well as his personality on the pitch. They are convinced that he is good enough to play as a starter in the Blaugrana starting eleven and become a real surprise figure for the next project.
In addition, Oriol Romeu knows Barca perfectly and the mechanisms of the Blaugrana game. With Girona, a team that has played in a similar tactical way to Barça, he has played the role of leader in front of the defence and his statistical numbers are stratospheric.
Physically he is in the best moment of his career and this is highly valued by the Blaugrana, who have received excellent reports on the player.
The operation to sign Oriol Romeu would not be a problem. Barça have practically everything in order, with the cost of the transfer just over 8 million euros and with an affordable salary. An operation that would allow him to be registered despite the salary limit issues. Girona are already informed of the matter and the final price could even be negotiated given the good relationship between the two clubs.
At Barca, increasingly, the Romeu option is being defended ahead of Brozovic. He is a Catalan player, trained at Barça and with the exceptional class that he demonstrated last season at Girona. And a much more advantageous price. However, for now, the new sporting director, Deco, is keeping the option of Brozovic open while awaiting a final outcome. Brozovic would cost at least 18 million euros in transfer fees and his salary would be around 7 million euros net plus bonus. His one-year fee alone would financially exceed Romeu's cost.
For now, there is tense calm because Oriol Romeu already knows that in case Brozovic falls through in the next few days, the next on the list is him. And he has already given the OK to make things easier. The signing is on track, but not sealed and Barça's final decision is still pending.
