Chelsea face delay to finalise signing of Barcelona's defensive midfielder Oriol Romeu

By Telegraph staff and agencies12:52PM BST 23 Jul 2011Comments 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.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."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."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."Again, we are far from reaching personal terms with the player," he added.Related Articles

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