Source: Daily_Mail
Villa and Blackburn head six-strong Premier League pack chasing Barca kid Oriol Romeu
Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers are leading the race to sign Barcelona starlet Oriol Romeu.[LNB]In demand: Six Premier League teams are keeping tabs on Barcelona starlet Oriol Romeu[LNB]The Catalan giants want to tie him to a new deal well before his current contract comes to an end in 2012.[LNB]However, his impressive performances in the holding role for Barcelona B have attracted widespread interest.[LNB]Villa and Blackburn are the teams showing most interest, according to Catalan newspaper Sport, but Arsenal, Tottenham, Newcastle and Everton have also watched the Spain Under-20 international.[LNB]Romeu is seen as one of the promising current crop of Barca's youngsters, but his suitors will point to Sergio Busquets negotiating a new contract and formidable competition for a first-team place also coming from Javier Mascherano.[LNB]The 19-year-old can also play in the centre of defence but is more accomplished in midfield.[LNB] He was part of Spain's Under-17 European Championship winning squad in 2008 and was the countries youngest representative at the Under -20 World Cup this year.[LNB] Wolves back McCarthy by giving him cash to spend during transfer windowHoullier demands Villa tighten up desperate defence after City maulingLowly Wolves weigh up move for Villa's outcast defender DaviesWest Bromwich 1 Blackburn 3: Rovers fans back Kean as Kalinic comes goodFulham to make move for Blackburn defender Samba in January windowWatch all the Premier League goals every week on our brilliant Yahoo video playerBLACKBURN ROVERS FC
