Source: Telegraph
Chelsea face delay to finalise signing of Barcelona's defensive midfielder Oriol Romeu
By Telegraph staff and agencies[LNB]12:52PM BST 23 Jul 2011[LNB]Comments[LNB] Romeu is currently on national team duty with Spain at the Under 20 World Cup in Colombia, which runs from July 29 to August 20, and would need to pass a medical and agree personal terms with the London club.[LNB]Villas-Boas said the 19-year-old would be ideal in bolstering the midfield with Ghanian Michael Essien ruled out for as long as six months to recover from knee surgery after he sustained a cruciate ligament injury.[LNB]"It's a sector in which we're struggling with numbers, not only after Michael's injury," Villas-Boas told a news conference in Bangkok during Chelsea's pre-season Asian tour.[LNB]"Oriol is a player with a bright future, he still has to evolve and prove himself as a player. He's one of the most interesting bright young players ... hopefully we can agree terms and he can pass a medical.[LNB]"Again, we are far from reaching personal terms with the player," he added.[LNB]Related Articles
