Oriol Romeu Set To Return To Southampton As A Free Agent
With our centre of midfield stretched by the injury to Shea Charles and the illness that dogs Flynn Downes we could do with some reinforcements and Saints fans will be pleased to here a familiar face might be about to return.
The Daily Echo is reporting that Oriol Romeu could be about to make a dramatic return to St Mary's.
They say that
"Romeu, 34, has been without a club since he mutually terminated his contract at Barcelona to help the Catalan giants.
"A deal has been agreed for Romeu's return to Saints, with the deal now pending a medical and other transfer formalities."
This will be great news for Southampton supporters who have been saying that we lack experience in the centre of the park, the Spaniard played 256 times in all competitions in a 7 year spell at St Mary's including being part of the team who lost to a late winner to Manchester United in the 2017 League Cup final.
He left in the summer of 2022 to join Girona before a season at Barcelona and then a return on loan to Girona.
Last season on loan at Girona he started 17 League games plus another 8 off the bench with 5 more games as an unused sub, missing the other 8 through injury or not in the squad.
He did play regularly in the Champions League starting 5 of their 8 games plus a run off the bench with two absences with injury.
If Romeu was to return for the game against Sheffield Wednesday it would go a long way in turning a potentially toxic atmosphere into a positive one.
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