Of the signings arrived in summer, the one of Orio Romeu has been, probably, the most surprising until the moment. The player of 31 years returned to the FC Barcelona to cover the drop of Sergio Busquets and, in an interview with 'TV3', explained which is the function that Xavi Hernández expects that it fulfil. "The Barça needed a figure in the middle of the most positional field. He had mediocentros something more mobile, that could drive more metres, but the figure in front of the defence still did not have it", commented.
And it is that, for the one of Ulldecona, the wish of Xavi is that have a more defensive work and that a type of work that gives him well. "I think that I can contribute a lot, so much in attack as in defence", added the ex player of the Girona. Oriol returned to the Barça 12 years after leaving of the filial for pobrar luck in England by 3.4 million euros, signing an agreement by three seasons.
The confidence of Oriol on his adaptation to the team
In accordance with Romeu, his go through The Masia and the filial will be key for lidiar with the pressure to play in the Barça. "I know to quite a lot of people and this facilitates a bit the entrance. Also have some years of maturity and know how go in in a changing room. This also gives you one some advantage", argued the mediocentro. Certainly, to Oriol him leftover visited in Spain and England, although it has not had a lot of shooting in European competitions.
In this sense, the Catalan insists in that his function will be the one to contribute balance to the centre of the field, as it did it Busquets. "Have this figure in front of the defence that can assume defensive tasks. And also the experience to carry quite a lot of years in the world of football and can manage according to which problems along the season. Have a bagaje that can help him to the team".
For Oriol, the Barça always has to be ambitious
Regarding the sportive aims for the 2023/24, Oriol Romeu has it clear: the Barcelona has to struggle by all the possible titles. "The aims that have to be ambitious, have to be brave, The time will say us where can arrive. I think that have capacity to compete by all the titles", sentenced the canterano culé. The Thursday by the morning will première officially in front of the Arsenal.