In the latter part of last season Oriol Romeu found himself not always in the starting XI despite being one of the mainstays of the side in the past few years, however despite starting the season opener he played no part against Leeds on Saturday, now it seems he could be on his way.
Oriol Romeu has been one of our most consistent performers over the past few years and that was the case last season, but with only a year left on his contract it seems Saints are in two minds whether to offer him a new deal.
To not do so would seem madness as although he will turn 31 in September, he is still one of the better players in the side and perhaps even more importantly one of the more experienced one.
But it seems that he has admirers with Girona manager "Michel" claiming that signing Romeu is a wish of his.
The news comes from Cadena SER journalist Nil Solà , who took to Twitter to reveal that Girona have taken an interest in the player, and there are now ‘open negotiations’ between the two sides.
However there is a stumbling block and that is what is described as the "Economic Aspect" and that is that Girona haven't got the money to match his wages at St Mary's.
For his part Romeu has recently stated that he is very happy at Southampton and that he owes a great deal to the club, certainly he has been one of the best signings of the last 10 years, costing only £5 million when he arrived from Chelsea back in 2015, he has now started 186 Premier League games plus another 31 off the bench scoring 7 goals in the process.
Add another 38 appearances in Cup competitions and £ for £ Romeu has to be one of the bargains of the century for Saints.
I would hope that this is no more than journalists and agents trying to make up stories, Romeu still has a part to play at this club and it would be good to see him sign a new deal this season.