Oriol Romeu will get on the plane to the United States for Barça's tour after the Blaugrana club and Girona reached an agreement for his transfer. Barcelona has paid the 4.5 million euros of its clause to close the return of the midfielder trained in the lower categories of the entity and who left in 2011. Romeu will sign a contract for the next 3 seasons, until June 30 2026, and the clause is set at 400 million euros.
The 31-year-old veteran midfielder no longer trained with Girona this Monday. He traveled to the Catalan capital to pass the pertinent medical check-up and this morning he was able to train with his teammates before the Catalans fly to Los Angeles today to start their pre-season tour. They will also get on that plane Lenglet and Kessié, footballers who are looking for a way out. Nico González will not be there, about to close his transfer to Porto after talking with Xavi Hernández. The coach told him that it would be very difficult for him to have minutes with the reinforcements that have arrived this season in midfield. Barca's planning also contemplates the arrival of one more medium. Six midfielders for four positions. Nico has chosen to leave.
The signing of the footballer has been worked on in parallel to the loan of PabloTorre to Girona. The young Barcelona midfielder will play on loan until June 30, 2024, both clubs announced on Tuesday.
Torre, 20 years old and an international with the Spanish under-19 team, arrived in Barcelona a year ago after shining in the First RFEF with Racing Santander, but he only made 13 appearances under the orders of Xavi Hernández, with four starts and 338 minutes.
Girona, in a statement, stressed that "he is a footballer who has a very good vision of the game, control of the ball, last pass and a very powerful kick."
In order to register Oriol Romeu, the Blaugrana club will have to make more moves. The formula that they are considering from the offices of the sports city involves closing the transfers of at least two more players. In addition, the sports area also has to finish negotiating a new salary adjustment. From the offices they ensure that Ter Stegen, goalkeeper and captain, has shown a good predisposition. Ter Stegen's current contract with Barcelona ends in June 2025.
