The topic of Oriol Romeu’s move to FC Barcelona is gathering increasing momentum in the news related to the Catalan club. There are reports that the club has already concluded the negotiations for his signing, and FC Barcelona can officially announce the player in the coming hours.
Important details of the contract that will bind Romeu to Barcelona have been provided by different outlets. The contract is reported to run for two years, with the option to extend it for an additional year. Similarly, the reported transfer fee that Girona will receive for the players is reported to be in the region of €4.5 million.
However, no indication of the wages that Romeu would get at Barcelona was provided previously. In his latest revelation on the topic, Gerard Romero has claimed that the salary of the midfielder will be lower than €3 million net. Furthermore, his registration with La Liga is also not going to be a problem for the club.
Thus, considering the player’s reported transfer fee and wages, the player’s cost for Barcelona for two years would not be more than €10.5 million. Such a cost for a player of Romeu’s experience is worth the while, especially in a market as inflated as today’s.
While he lacks the charm and glitter that some of the names associated with the club for a midfield pivot role, Romeu still would offer some advantages to Barcelona. The player is already well acquainted with the Catalan club, as he is a La Masia graduate.
His positional awareness and experience would also be highly valuable for the club, and his presence will help bring more balance not only to the midfield, where he will bring a different skill set to other midfielders who are already present at the club, but to the overall squad, which is relatively younger, and can do well with the guidance provided by a veteran like Romeu.
