- Oriol Romeu Figurine Chelsea

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Oriol Romeu is a Spanish footballer who has recently signed for Chelsea. He is primarily a defensive midfielder, but can also play as a central defender. He has played for Barcelona and Chelsea, and has had success with both clubs. He made his Chelsea debut in a 3-0 home win against Newcastle United, and has since started in several other Premier League games. He has also scored his first Chelsea goal in the Capital One Cup.

Oriol Romeu Vidal is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also operate as a central defender.

Chelsea
Reports began to link Romeu with a move to Chelsea on 22 July, 2011. The following day, he agreed terms for his transfer, pending a medical or personal terms as he was away on international duty at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. On 4 August, the English club announced the completion of the transfer, with the player signing a four-year contract in a deal worth 5 million. The deal also gave Barcelona first refusal via a buy back option should Chelsea deem him surplus to requirements, seeing Barcelona pay 10 million in 2012 or 15 million in 2013 to bring him back to the Camp Nou; he was given the number 6 shirt for the 2011-12 season.

Romeu made his official debut for Chelsea on 10 September 2011, being brought on as a substitute in the 79th minute of the 2-1 away win against Sunderland. He received his first start on the 21st, in a 0-0 draw (penalty shootout win) against Fulham for the season's Football League Cup.
His first UEFA Champions League appearance came on 19 October 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 5-0 group stage home win against K.R.C. Genk. He also added 76 minutes in the second game between the two teams, a 1-1 draw in Belgium.

The opportunity for his first start for Chelsea in the Premier League was against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 26 November 2011, putting in a solid performance in a 3-0 home win. He retained his position for the following league game, against Newcastle United at St. James' Park, which finished with the same score.

In December of 2011, Chelsea issued a statement regarding the deal surrounding Romeu's buy back clause with Barcelona. The statement highlighted that FC Barcelona did not have an automatic buy back clause as first suggested, only having first refusal on any deal if Chelsea wanted to sell him in the future.

Romeu scored his first goal for Chelsea in the Capital One Cup, taking a penalty kick in a 6-0 win against Wolves at Stamford Bridge on 25 September 2012.