Barcelona have confirmed midfielder Oriol Romeu has returned to former membership Girona on mortgage for the 2024/25 season.

After discovering a house at Southampton having spent 5 years on the books at Chelsea, the Spaniard returned to his homeland with Girona for the 2022/23 marketing campaign however quickly returned to his boyhood membership on a three-year contract.

Romeu performed 37 instances in all competitions through the 2023/24 season however has since been deemed surplus to necessities and allowed to return to the Metropolis Soccer Group facet for the upcoming time period.

He’s the most recent arrival at Estadi Montilivi, with Girona additionally securing offers for Donny van de Beek and Bryan Gil amongst others to this point through the summer time switch window. Their facet that shocked La Liga as they certified for the Champions League is prone to look pretty totally different through the 2024/25 marketing campaign after some key exits.

Yan Couto and Savio have departed, whereas Eric Garcia and Pablo Torre have returned to Barca from their loans. Striker Artem Dovbyk, who received the Pichichi Trophy with 24 league objectives final season, has additionally made the transfer to Serie A outfit Roma.

Barca have to this point been unable to safe any incoming transfers regardless of making Euro 2024 stars Nico Williams and Dani Olmo main targets in latest months.

Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix face unsure futures after their mortgage spells in Catalonia got here to an finish, whereas Marcos Alonso and Sergi Roberto left the membership after their contracts expired.

Hansi Flick did, nevertheless, handle to steer Barca to a morale-boosting victory over Actual Madrid in a latest pre-season Clasico. Younger winger Pau Victor struck twice as a youthful facet downed Carlo Ancelotti’s La Liga and Champions League holders.

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