Earlier today, ɾєρօɾτs suggested thatBarcelona had reached an agreement with Marcelo Brozovicover a contract with an initial salary of €7 million.
However, theBlaugranaare still not assured of his signing as they must agree a transfer fee with Inter Milan while also generating revenue to be able to pay theNerazzurri. At the same time, the club also need to provide guarantees to the midfielder over his registration.
Barça have been told that they haveclose to a week to sort out their affairsand make a formal offer to Inter by Brozovic’s entourage. Failure to do so might see the Croatian international opt to sign for Al Nassr.
And in that scenario,Mundo Deportivois ɾєρօɾτing that Barcelona will go after Girona midfielder Oriol Romeu as an alternative to reinforce the pivot position.
The 31-year-old is a formerLa Masiagraduate and even made a couple of first-team appearances for the Catalan heavyweights before leaving for Chelsea.
Romeu is a player who knows the Barcelona system and philosophy thoɾօυɢҺly and has plenty of experience in the Premier League.
Having returned to Spain by joining Girona last summer, the defensive midfielder enjoyed a solid debut season with his new club.
As such, Barcelona are now considering bringing Romeu back to the club in case Brozovic does not arrive.
What attracts the La Liga champions further is that the Spaniard has a release clause worth €10 million in his release clause. And Barça believe that the valuation could be further reduced by offering a player in єxƈҺɑɴɢє to Girona as part of the operation.
Should they sign Romeu instead of Brozovic, theBlaugranamight єɴԀ up with some funds left to invest in a new right-back as well, potentially a low-cost option like Ivan Fresneda of Real Valladolid.
