Barça hasn't been unaware of the latest news coming from Girona, but these, in the end, haven't come to pass. In recent hours, the Catalan team has seriously considered the possibility of giving Oriol Romeu some playing time in this match, something that won't happen. Despite the rumors, the midfielder will ultimately watch the match from the stands at Montjuïc, having been left out of the final list.
Oriol Romeu won't play Barça-Girona
Although he has traveled to Barcelona, Girona has ultimately decided to leave Oriol Romeu, a player loaned by Barça, out of the list. He won't even be on the bench at Montjuïc, having declined the possibility of paying money for him. His contract includes the famous fear clause, which would have required the Catalans to pay a total of 300,000 euros if the midfielder set foot on the field at any point.
Girona has many problems in the midfield, and Míchel had considered the possibility of using Oriol Romeu. His role has finally fallen to another former Barça player: Arthur Melo, who arrived at Montilivi last winter transfer window. The Brazilian is earning importance in the red-and-white club, and with him available, it was finally decided not to pay extra for Romeu.
Deco informs Laporta: "We miss out on 300,000 euros"
Madrid-Barcelona has learned that, moments before Barça-Girona, once the line-ups were known, Deco approached Joan Laporta. The sporting director confirmed that, although Oriol Romeu has traveled, he has been left out of the final list and isn't even on the bench. This means that nothing will be collected for this match: "We miss out on 300,000 euros," he pointed out.
These 300,000 euros is the amount Girona would have had to pay if Oriol Romeu had set foot on the Montjuïc field this Sunday. In the end, this has amounted to nothing, being a mere anecdote. The next step with the midfielder will be to negotiate his permanent transfer, as he isn't in Hansi Flick's plans, who has given the green light to his definitive sale.
It remains to be seen what will happen with Oriol Romeu now. His performance is raising doubts in Girona, at FC Barcelona he isn't counted on, and one possibility would be to find him a destination abroad, far from Spain. Some time ago, he was about to go to Besiktas, but he backed out because his wife didn't want to.