Barcelona contact €15m Southampton man to replace Busquets
The 25-year-old has spent a long time away from the Masia, where he was a trainee from 2004 to 2009 before turning professional, finally leaving Barcelona in 2011.
The former Chelsea man is needed as a replacement for Sergi Busquets.
The Blaugrana midfielder had to miss Barcelona’s first leg away to Juventus in the Champions League quarterfinals, a game which Luis Enrique’s side lost 3-0.
The former Valencia and Stuttgart man is set to cost about 15 million, and could be the umpteenth Saints man to leave for a big profit, after Morgan Schneiderlin, Nathaniel Clyne, Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana, to name a few.
Speaking to Sky Sports recently, Liverpool legend Phil Thompson suggested that his own club should try to sign Romeu.
“There might be a bit of interest as well in Romeu, who has had an excellent season and does exactly what it says on the tin. He's a destroyer; he's got a great attitude and passes the ball very well”.
"If Southampton were interested in cashing in then he'd offer us something we don't really have at the moment."
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