Barcelona star’s contract termination is an option this summer | OneFootball

The brass at La Liga giants Barcelona could agree to terminate the contract of a member of the club’s midfield ranks, in the case of being unable to find a buyer this summer.

That’s according to Mundo Deportivo, who point towards Oriol Romeu as the player in question.

Midfielder Romeu for his part spent this past season plying his trade with Girona, on a temporary basis away from parent club Barcelona.

And the 33-year-old went on to endure something of a hit-and-miss time of things back at the Estadi Montilivi, racking up starts in just shy of half of Girona’s La Liga fixtures.

His performances across these outings evidently didn’t prove sufficient to convince the board at the Estadi Montilivi of the merits of forking out a fee for Romeu’s signature, though, culminating in his official return to Barcelona earlier this week.

This marks something of a blow for the Blaugrana, eager to permanently rid themselves of the former Southampton man’s contract.

Alternative measures, in turn, could yet be taken.

As per the aforementioned MD:

‘One of these alternatives would be to terminate his contract, facilitating his departure and securing future deals.’

In such a scenario, Girona could return to the fray to snap Romeu up on a free transfer.

Conor Laird – GSFN