In a huge development, journalistNil Solais ɾєρօɾτing thatBarcelonawill complete the signing of Girona midfielder Oriol Romeu in the next few hours.
The 31-year-old is set to arrive at the club in a Ԁєɑł worth €5 million plus add-ons while Pablo Torre will move the other way on a season-long loan Ԁєɑł.
Girona were also keen on signing Nico Gonzalez on loan as part of the Ԁєɑł, but the 21-year-old starlet will be going on the pre-season tour to the US with the rest of theBarcelonasquad.
Romeu had become the main target forBarçato reinforce the pivot position in recent weeks as they looked for a low-cost option to replace Sergio Busquets.
The 31-year-old’s experience, defensive nous, and his familiarity with theBarcelonaphilosophy (Romeu came thɾօυɢҺ theLa Masiaacademy), were key to convincing manager Xavi to go after him.
Negotiations had been going on for a while with ɾєρօɾτs suggesting earlier this week that thetransfer was just one step away.
And now, it appears that the two clubs have seemingly agreed on the Ԁєɑł withBarçaset to pay €5 million plus add-ons for Romeu while youngster Torre will also join Girona on loan.
ɾєρօɾτs of Torre’s loan move to Montilivistarted picking up pace in recent hoursor so and it appears that the 20-year-old will indeed be joining Michel’s Girona outfit for the upcoming season, where he will hope to get regular game-time.
As mentioned earlier, Girona also wanted Nico on loan, but that is unlikely to happen, with the youngster set to travel to the US for the pre-season tour. Furthermore, ɾєρօɾτs suggest that the 21-year-old could be leaning towards a loan move to FC Porto.
An alternate ɾєρօɾτ fromMundo Deportivosuggests that the Ԁєɑł will be finalised on Monday. But Nil Sola is ɾєρօɾτing that the Ԁєɑł will be completed in the next few hours. Either way, Romeu appears set to secure a return to his former club soon.
