Barcelona have reportedly reached an settlement with Oriol Romeu that can see the skilled midfielder depart on a free switch 12 months earlier than his contract was resulting from expire.
The 33-year-old got here by means of the membership’s La Masia academy however made only one first-team look earlier than becoming a member of Chelsea in 2011.
Spells at Valencia, Stuttgart, Southampton, for whom he performed over 200 occasions, and Girona adopted earlier than he secured a dream transfer again to Barca in 2023, principally as a alternative for Sergio Busquets.
Flick no fan of Romeu
He was an everyday beneath Xavi for a lot of the 2023/24 season however new boss Hansi Flick made it clear early on that he wouldn’t be a part of his plans and he was swiftly shipped out to Girona on mortgage.
He didn’t make it on to Barca’s pre-season tour of Asia this 12 months and his departure was inevitable, despite the fact that it took someday for the severance package deal to be efficiently negotiated.
RAC1 report that course of has now been accomplished and Romeu is free to discover a new membership.
The excellent news for Barca is that it’s one other participant off the wage invoice and can assist facilitate the registrations of Gerard Martin and Roony Bardghji.
As for Romeu, Mundo Deportivo report the midfielder has attracted interest from other La Liga clubs as well as several in MLS.
