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Barcelona want to re-sign Chelsea's Oriol Romeu next summer - report

The Catalans expect Seydou Keita to leave at the end of the season and, in order to fill the void, could look to bring back a player deemed surplus to requirements in August.

The Spain Under-21 international moved to Stamford Bridge in a deal worth €5 million but it was reported at the time that the Catalans retained the right to buy back the player for €10m at the end of the season, or for €15m in the summer of 2013.

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas insisted earlier this week that no such agreement exists but it is reported otherwise, with Marca now claiming that Barca will enact their right to re-sign the player in June in order to fill the void left by the likely departure of Seydou Keita, who is being strongly linked with a move to Serie A.

Romeu made just one senior appearance during his time at Camp Nou but, after taking time to adjust to the Premier League, he has established himself as a key performer at the heart of Chelsea midfield of late.

Keita, meanwhile, has reportedly become increasingly frustrated by his failure to nail down a regular starting berth in the Barca side.

Barca can fuck off. I believe it will be the same story as it was with Fabregas... :doh:

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"Will Romeu return? His dream before leaving was to be a Barcelona player and that still stands, but we cannot ignore the opportunity Chelsea have provided," agent Javier Magico Diaz to Marca.

"Oriol has made a name for himself in the Premier League and is playing regularly. We're committed to the club and we cannot leave them hanging."

He added on a possible Barcelona return: "We'll have to see if it's appropriate for the club and the player. We need to know if he'll keep developing at Chelsea and playing.

"Maybe it will be more convenient to stay for another year and then return in 2013."

This is depressing. It kinda says that it isn't a first refusal but they can recall him if they want (if the player agrees, obviously) and we can't do anything to stop them.

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Whether its a buy back clause or a first refusal clause seems to be open to debate, though judging the quotes from his agent it seems that if Barcelona do come calling, Romeu will jump at the chance to return to his club, though encouragingly it does say that he will stay until at least 2013.

I think it is a good move. We have gotten an extremely talented player for 2 years who can help us challenge in different competitions and Barcelona allow their young play some top level first team experience. If he decides to stay then brilliant, if not then it will have been 2 good years of service and hopefully he can make his mark in the Barcelona first team because he is a fantastic footballer.

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