Barcelona star hopeful of summer move to La Liga rivals | OneFootball

An out-of-favour member of the midfield ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona is keen on a reunion with a former club, with a view to next season.

The player in question? Oriol Romeu.

Experienced midfielder Romeu, of course, only made the move to Barcelona last summer, from La Liga rivals Girona.

His first season back on the books of the Blaugrana, however, has proven an altogether underwhelming one.

After initially impressing at the base of Xavi’s engine room over the campaign’s early months, Romeu’s form soon fell away, and with it his playing time, too.

So little trust do the Barca coaching staff appear to have in the former Southampton man, that central defender Andreas Christensen has of late been favoured in the pivot role, over Romeu.

In turn, it should not come as a huge surprise to hear of the 32-year-old having set his sights on a summer departure from Montjuïc.

As per a report from Mundo Deportivo, Romeu ‘has high hopes’ of linking back up with none other than Girona.

Míchel’s troops have of course enjoyed a stellar season to date, with Champions League qualification looking a near-certainty for 2024/25.

The Blanquivermells therefore represent an understandably intriguing landing spot for Romeu, with his many admirers behind the scenes at the Estadi Montilivi meaning a reunion is not at all out of the question.

Conor Laird | GSFN