🇪🇸 Oriol Romeu

[Superblue 6,372]

The problem is Barca and Real Madrid are excellent at using the media and their own players to their advantage as an almost 'legal' way of tapping up players. I agree if they want him back the emotional attachments, and pressure Barca would put on him to come back may be too great.

However I think we can still hold on to him even if Barca come knocking. The lad is talented, very talented and has the potential to play as our holding midfielder for the next 8-10 years minimum if he keeps developing as he is. If by the end of this season he can establish himself as first choice at Chelsea in that position (which I think is what AVB wants) then next season push on and make himself an integral part of our team then he may look at the situation and consider himself to have a very promising career here, where he is hopefully part of a new, vibrant, young football team where he is playing week in week out.

I know Barca are such a massive club, but I think a lot of people on these forums are doing us a lot of injustice because we are also a huge, worldwide renowned football club, capable of success. For him if he is playing regularly for Chelsea, the clause will give him a bargaining chip with which to re-negotiate his contract.

[manpe 10,861]

How do buy-out clauses work then? You spend the 15m required to release him from his contract, but the player can say no?

I assume they won't pay the money if Romeu rejects their approach or contract offer

[LDN Blue 7,903]

I really like the style here. I liked watching it on TV before and I like it even more now, playing in it. It is a different kind of football - more physical, with more contact and quicker

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7361859/

I'm convinced. If we keep him happy here, providing he continues to deliver, I believe we can keep hold of him. He knows this is a long-term project Villas-Boas is building, which includes Romeu as a crucial link.

[Clevemayer 764]

I think he will stay, has great potential...

[lecter 84]

http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2544256,00.html

Guess the beast is ours after all! Great great news!

[francozola 2,040]

The best news ever.

Andre Villas-Boas has addressed a couple of incorrect media stories that have been circulating, including the details of an agreement with Barcelona regarding Oriol Romeu.

The 20-year-old summer signing has been the most regular selection for the anchor midfield role in the past month. His raised profile in England has led to a repetition of previous stories suggesting his former club have an option to take the player back should they so wish. In reality, all the Catalan club have is a first-refusal agreement should Chelsea deem Romeu surplus to our requirements.

'The buy-back option states that Barcelona can only buy back if Chelsea are willing to sell,' clarified Villas-Boas, who also discussed Romeu's quick acclimatisation to England.

'There is always time needed for you to adapt into the Premier League but with Oriol Romeu and Juan Mata, and Raul Meireles last year at Liverpool, these players have adapted pretty well to Premier League standard. They have all set standards of quick adaptation to this level.'

http://www.chelseafc...2544256,00.html

[francozola 2,040]

http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2544256,00.html Guess the beast is ours after all! Great great news!

you beat me to it!

[lecter 84]

you beat me to it!

U take the credit. I am happy enough with the news ;-)

And more news on the transfer front, regarding what we can(not) expect in January?

'He (Gray Cahill) is a fantastic player because he plays for the English national team and he is a central defender of high qualities. He had a fantastic year last season and this year he has improved but he is not a player that we are considering.

'Alvaro [Pereira] I don't think so based on prices and because we are pretty satisfied with what we have got. Ryan Bertrand has shown fantastically good levels of understanding in the team and talent and

Ashley Cole is continuing to perform fantastically well.

'Luka Modric I don't think so because we have

Michael Essien returning and I think we have left that one out for sure.'

[francozola 2,040]

hehe it really is wonderful news. Glad someone has finally clarified what clause was inserted.

I think despite what he's said there, the Cahill signing is pretty likely because 1) good price, 2) gets on well with the English lads and 3) decent player for a 3rd choice

Also Modric won't happen not because we're not interested, but because Spurs won't sell. Plus, he must definitely be more content to stay there than how he was feeling in August.

[termninja 5,290]

Bloody hell that is fucking amazing!

Lovely...

First we hear that we have an option to buy back Rajkovic and then that Barca can't do that to Oriol

I wonder what's next?

[BlueDutchy 63]

http://www.chelseafc...2544256,00.html

'The buy-back option states that Barcelona can only buy back if Chelsea are willing to sell,' clarified Villas-Boas

This would be delightful news! I always thought that he would go after two years and Barcelona could just buy Romeu for an agreed transfer fee. But this means that he'll probably stay with us, because I can't imagine that we sell him.

[Kajo 176]

Great news!

[The Big Drog 1,110]

Hells yeah!

[Sheva. 5,373]

Yes!

[Ollie 4,400]

Quality, genuinely awesome news. Woulda been good to have known sooner about what the deal is but now he aint going nowhere

[calculatingInfinity 1,472]

The news made my day. I like Romeu a lot he can turn out to be really important for Chelsea to years to come.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

That is indeed very good news, but I think we are all forgetting the will of the player here. If barca came knocking and Oriol wants to go back I don't think the club will force him to stay, we are not Arsenal.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

That is indeed very good news, but I think we are all forgetting the will of the player here. If barca came knocking and Oriol wants to go back I don't think the club will force him to stay, we are not Arsenal.

True, but that's a risk in any sense.

At least we're less assured now that it's not a buy-back clause, but just first-refusal.

[Kojo 4,676]

I'm so happy to hear this news, he is a class defensive midfielder, just think how good he could be in 5 years, he could be one of the best DM's in the world.

[milllz 43]

if hes still here after the two years i say but a massive release clause in his contract!