{"id":471862,"date":"2011-08-04T11:15:21","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T11:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/08\/04\/chelsea-sign-romeu-from-barcelona\/"},"modified":"2011-08-04T11:15:21","modified_gmt":"2011-08-04T11:15:21","slug":"chelsea-sign-romeu-from-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/08\/04\/chelsea-sign-romeu-from-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea sign Romeu from Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Oriol Oriol Romeu will boost Chelsea’s midfield in Michael Essien’s absence<\/span> <\/p>\n

Chelsea have signed midfielder Oriol Romeu on a four-year contract from Barcelona for \u00a34.35m.<\/p>\n

The fee was agreed 11 days ago and the deal includes a buy-back clause of 10m euros after one year and 15m euros after two for the Spanish champions.<\/p>\n

Romeu will arrive at Stamford Bridge once he has finished playing for Spain at the Under-20 World Cup in Colombia.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old has played in both of their games so far, a 4-1 victory over Costa Rica and 2-0 win over Ecuador.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old made two first-team appearances for Barca last season, making his first-team debut at the end of last season, but he was not part of boss Pep Guardiola’s long-term plans at the Nou Camp.<\/p>\n

Romeu, who spent most of the campaign playing for their B team in the Spanish second division, said earlier this week: “Chelsea is a great option for me.<\/p>\n

“Leaving Barca hurts, but you have to take your chances.”<\/p>\n

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CHELSEA’S SUMMER SIGNINGS<\/h2>\n

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