On Wednesday, FC Barcelona announced the signing of Oriol Romeu from Girona.
The 31-year-old becomes the fourth signing of the summer, after Ilkay Gundogan, Inigo Martinez and Vitor Roque.
As reported Sport, FC Barcelona paid only 3.4 million euros to secure the services of Romeu, while the total amount of the transfer is estimated at 4 million euros. The deficit was paid by Romeu, as well as his representative Magic Diaz.
Romeu gave up part of his salary and Magic Diaz also gave up a percentage of his commission so the total amount would reach €4m, Girona’s asking price for the veteran midfielder. The deal was also able to be expedited, allowing Romeu to make the trip to the United States with the rest of his new teammates.
Romeu will take over from Sergio Busquets, who left the club at the end of last season. FC Barcelona hope that Romeu will be a good signing and that it will be a rather economical transaction.
