[h=1]Chelsea close in on Barcelona midfielder Oriol Romeu[/h] [h=2]Chelsea hope to complete the £5 million signing of 19-year-old Barcelona midfielder Oriol Romeu.[/h]
Blues bound: Oriol Romeu (right) has been linked with move to Stamford Bridge Photo: GETTY IMAGES
By Telegraph staff
9:47AM BST 22 Jul 2011
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Romeu, who can also play as a central defender, is one of two Barca youngsters wanted by Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas - the other being Thiago Alcantara.
Villas-Boas also admitted his admiration for Anderlecht's teen sensation Romelu Lukaku, but played down the likelihood of making a move for the Belgium striker.
"Lukaku had a magnificent season in Belgium," he said.
"We are pondering every decision because we don't want to go into the market and make mistakes.
"We have plenty of availability in terms of forwards who can play in different positions - with (Nicolas) Anelka, with (Salomon) Kalou, Didier, Torres and (Daniel) Sturridge.
"This is the reality at the moment of our squad. We need to find the correct balance and this is why pre-season is important.
"On that decision, to bring in another forward, at the moment I don't think we will."
Chelsea close in on Barcelona midfielder Oriol Romeu - Telegraph
and this is from 22 July, and im pretty sure there was a chance BEFORE he extended his contract.
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yea but we still need another midfielder
he cant play every game bud
still cant anyway.