Oriol Romeu

[francozola 2,040]

Agree with HD123 he's not been good this season. Bertrand should be playing against the weaker teams so as to phase Cole out

[The Big Drog 1,110]

I think you guys are really undervaluing Cole and at the same time over-hyping Bertrand.

[francozola 2,040]

I think you guys are really undervaluing Cole and at the same time over-hyping Bertrand.

Cole was the best LB in the world in his peak. He's not there anymore and gets beaten too easily now. He's still a good LB compared to Prem standards but we need to think about replacing him.

TBH I don't think Bertrand is as good as some people make him out to be. I wasn't that impressed with his performance against Liverpool in the CC. He got forward well a couple of times but defensively was nothing great and their first goal was his fault. But still I think he should be given a chance against the weaker teams so that we can form a better impression

[DDA 9,924]

The best news ever.

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

I read this yesterday too and i am for one over the moon about this news. I said when we first brought Romeu here that he was going to be a big player for us after watching his performances in the U21 Cup and so far he is prooving me right! Now we know that Barca can't just wade in and take him after a year we can come to love the guy even more =D.

I hope he stays with us for many years and fulfills his potential. Your a Blue now Son!

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

Really glad when I heard this. Oriol is going to be a major player in the coming years and a player we need to keep hold of. It's young players like him Mata and studger to name just a few that our future team will be made of. If we can keep them together then the futures bright.

[Tobey Gibson 14]

I spoke to some Barca fans about Oriol and the clause. They are all saying this is shit like sam already wrote.

But I cant imagine that AVB goes public with this story and this is a lie.

So I hope Oriol is own!!!!

[Wilson 358]

Great news. I'm sure I read a couple weeks ago that Oriol said 'I won't do a Cesc' lol Barca can fuck off.

[Superblue 6,372]

Why would he go back when the reason he left was to play football? He's getting that at Chelsea, and it's hardly like we're a small team...we're one of the biggest sides in the world challenging consistently for trophies, and he's just starting to break into the team on a regular basis.

I feel his style of play also suits the Premier League - he loves to get his foot in and make tackles, and he's a strong and imposing figure.

Romeu is the type of player I have been talking up us signing for some time - in the past we would have let him move to Porto or Benfica for example, play well there for a season or two and buy him for £15-20m in a couple of years time. £5m is looking like an absolute steal and a couple more inexpensive gems like this from AVB over the next couple of transfer windows will do very nicely!

[Clevemayer 764]

This thread desperately needs some Clevemayer.

not interested mate

[Peace. 4,352]

To be honest, unless he is willing to warm the bench each and every game, he won't ever come back to Barcelona. As long as Busquets will be a FCB's player, Romeu has no chance to play... Unless Sergio is used as a Center Back, which wouldn't be surprising lol.

[hoha7 1]

To be honest, unless he is willing to warm the bench each and every game, he won't ever come back to Barcelona. As long as Busquets will be a FCB's player, Romeu has no chance to play... Unless Sergio is used as a Center Back, which wouldn't be surprising lol.

Sergio was used as a CB at the start of the season. He sucked. So he'll be there at CDM for a long time which is gooooood

[ZanSnake 1,211]

Sorry, i thought i had come in on the Oriol Romeu topic, but somehow stumbled on the discussion of Ashley Cole :giggle:

Hope we don't lose him -- could be key to what AVB is building, and might have a vital part for the future development of that system.

[hoha7 1]

Im still not sure of what AVB said. This is barca's official site. Nothing like first refusal mentioned there.

http://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/08/04/n110804118651.html

[LDN Blue 7,903]

I had a look at the barca forum, they are convinced this is all bullshit otherwise it would not be called a buy back option

http://www.barcaforu...ol-Romeu/page28

"Anyhow, I don't care a lot about Romeu and whether he'll be coming back or not. Busi is a god damn boss and the lanky bastard will be sending the Chelseas and Merengues crashing out of CL for years to come."

LMAO. They clearly don't rate him enough to care..

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But that being said,

http://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/08/04/n110804118651.html

The deal includes a buy-back clause of 10 million Euros after a year, rising to 15 after the second year.

Edited December 12, 2011 by RZA

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Very confusing.

To be honest, all we can do if keep him happy & hope he wants to say. No matter what the clause is, he always has the final word on if he goes or stays. I can only hope that he realises André wanted him personally and sees him as a long-term member of this squad.

Also Mods: Another merge needed?

Edited December 12, 2011 by RZA