When the FC Barcelona announced in July the signing of Oriol Romeu to cover the drop of Sergio Busquets, so much the fans like the Catalan press took his arrival like a reinforcement 'low cost' forced by the financial crisis culé and no like a reliable bet for the complex mission to cover the gap left by 'Busi'. However, the one of Ulldecona has not taken in clearing the doubts that generated his arrival and, after a good turns of pre-season, aims to initiate LaLiga like titularísimo.
And it is that the ex mediocentro of the Girona was the second more used player by Xavi in turns it American with 201 minutes contested, aolo surpassed by Ronald Araújo (206'). His good walk in the centre of the field, leading the exit culé and giving balance to a team that, this summer, has added more offensive weight with the incorporation of Ílkay Gündogan, left a grata impression in the technical body, mainly after the image that left does a week in the Classical contested in Dallas.
The Barça already does price to the arrival of Oriol
The 3.4 million euros that the Barça credited to the Girona by the traspaso of the canterano culé begin to seem an authentic bargain after the seen in the pre-season. Oriol has showed an excellent physical condition and all the experience accumulated after his long stay abroad in his first three parties, doing the duties so much in defence as in attack, since even it has showed his excellent hit in the Classical with a missile that did not go goal by fault of the crossbar.
The fans culé will be able to see for the first time to Romeu the Tuesday in the Gamper, split in which the club will present officially his staff for the 2023/24. The one of Ulldecona will be headline and, if it does not occur any unforeseen in the friendly in front of the Tottenham, will repeat in the XI the Sunday in front of the Getafe in the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez to debut in LaLiga. Up to now, the mediocentro has not gone out of the alignment, since it was of the game in the three friendly contested in United States.
Xavi has it clear: Oriol Romeu is a big signing
After the friendly of the Wednesday in front of the Milan (triumph 0-1), last of turns it American, Xavi did not doubt in elogiar to his new pivote title. "I am convinced that Oriol Romeu will be a good relief for Sergio Busquets. I know it well, I analyse it well. Has a good exert in attack and defence, as it saw in this turns. Has capacity of leadership and communicates well. For me it is an excellent signing", sentenced the one of Terrassa. Like this the things, the centre of the Barcelona field already has to his angular stone for the beginning of the season. Afterwards, the individual performance and community will define his future in the rest of the 2023/24.