Oriol Romeu

[The Skipper 20,593]

He has potential to play alongside Matic in the starting line up. I hope he'll be injury free.

He's far more likely to be Matic's understudy.

[Term-X 7,891]

Don't get too excited, as mentioned by TOPTB.. his contract was running out in 2015, this new deal stops him leaving for free.

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

Smart move by Jose. He knows that Romeu has the talent and instead of selling him now for a small fee,he could go for a bigger amount if he has a good loan spell. Also there might be a chance of him playing for us in the future so I guess its not a bad deal.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

He has been so unlucky with injuries. I wish that would stop so he can progress to the level I was anticipating him to reach

[Fernando 6,458]

Surprise by the news just like a lot of people here.

Maybe he can do something like azpi and go from zero to hero... One can only hope. ☺

[communicate 2,703]

Is this mean that we are going to move mikel ?

[The Mak 4,459]

I really wish he was able to take the chance Rafa was going to give him because I think it was pretty clear for even those very few games that he prefered him over Mikel. I hope he gets a similar chance either here or at another decent club.

[Blue Gino 377]

Congrats to Oriol. Hope he stays fit and has an excellent season. With Jose confirming no interest in Khedira that closes the door on that, so best of luck to him.

[5354 204]

Really surprised with the contract extension.

What plans does Jose have for him? Backup for midfield and defence?

[DH1988 1,273]

Perhaps it just re-writes the Barca clauses we heard rumours of so we can sell him for a decent fee?

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

Perhaps it just re-writes the Barca clauses we heard rumours of so we can sell him for a decent fee?

the Barca clause ended last year.

[ja1 1,166]

I think the contract extension could either be that Mourinho plans on playing 4-3-3 the majority of the time next season and doesn't rate Mikel as back-up to Matic, or maybe the club still thinks that he they can make profit on him if he has a successful injury free loan. Personally I think he's too injury prone (or unlucky with injuries) to be part of the squad, but we'll see

[Parky 739]

I like what i have seen so far in pre season friendlies. His comfortable on the ball and can pick out a long accurate pass for runners up ahead. Need more time to judge his defensive capabilities but seem quite solid so far.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Is it true he will count as home grown if he stay in England for one more year? Must be one of the factor why we extend his contract.

[termninja 5,290]

Gotta mention that he made some really good long passes in the last 2 games. Not bad to extend his contact, either he will prove good for us or we will sell him for a decent fee. I certainly wish him an injury free season. Who knows maybe he'll surprise us.

[didierforever 7,349]

Has been quite impressive in the preseason. But he is always impressive when he is on the pitch, only problem is the injuries he picks up.

[didierforever 7,349]

Has been quite impressive in the preseason. But he is always impressive when he is on the pitch, only problem is the injuries he picks up.

[didierforever 7,349]

Has been quite impressive in the preseason. But he is always impressive when he is on the pitch, only problem is the injuries he picks up.