Oriol Romeu
Everton, Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers are chasing Barcelona teen Oriol Romeu , according to Spanish sources.
The 19-year-old is a highly-rated defensive midfielder. He was linked with Arsenal over the summer, but decided to extend his contract at the Catalan club. However, that doesn’t seem to have dampened interest in his services.
Romeu is mainly a defensive midfielder, but he can also function very well as a central defender and he has enough technique to play as midfielder in a two central-midfielder line-up. He has a rare blend of pace, strength, tactical sense, technique and anticipation.
He currently plays for Barcelona B, but is one of the Nou Camp outfit's many youth players tipped to make a real impact at the top level.
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