From Los Angeles and in the previous of the beginning of the parties of pre-season, Oriol Romeu has been presented like new player of the FC Barcelona. It signed an agreement hata the summer of 2026 and is totally prepared to assume the challenge to turn into the new pivote azlugrana after the exit of Sergio Busquets, although it has subtracted pressure. It does not have 'landed' in the club to try equalise to the of Badia, but yes has the intention to contribute and help to the team in this season in which the challenges will be very big.
The illusion is maximum for Romeu, because it knows that it has the support and backrest of all the Barça. In his statements, from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, has confessed that they have transmitted him all the confidence so that 'start' with good foot his second stage in the club, twelve years after it decided to split to England to play in Chelsea and look for new opportunities and, especially, regularity. Now, under the orders of Xavi Hernández that it commissioned to seat the bases of the operation with which finish signing his agreement with the blaugrana.
The call of Xavi that 'changed' everything
As it has confessed the midfield player of 31 years, Xavi was the attendant to communicate him that the Barcelona group had he to reinforce the centre of the field. It contacted him during the holidays of the summer, before the Barça touched the door of the Girona to begin the formal negotiations. Since, Romeu was convinced that it went to go back home in research of his second opportunity in the club.
In concrete, the player of 31 years has aimed that "Xavi is a referent for me and for any one that love the football. The call was during my holidays and said me that it spoke with the directive so that I was the one who would occupy this position. The illusion that call me Xavi and think in my figure... Little more can ask ". Before, it had explained that during these days the communication with the egarense has been key: "it Has been positive. We have had contact and always has kept the illusion that it could be here".
Joan Laporta and Mateu Alemany 'confirm' the theory
The Barcelona president, Joan Laporta, had confessed minutes before that the trainer egarense had asked on purpose the incorporation of Romeu: "From a first moment, Xavi wanted your incorporation. It has worked very well in the sportive direction so that today you were here", whereas Mateu Alemeny, director of the area of football, signalled that Oriol "was the profile futbolístico ideal. Besides afterwards it considers that has our DNA and knows the house. We are very satisfied. It valued a lot his leadership in the clubs in which it has been".