Saudi Arabia come calling for departing Barcelona midfielder

Oriol Romeu has had a curious summer, having returned to Barcelona from a loan spell at Girona. The veteran midfielder was always regarded as a certain departure from the Blaugrana, but was only released after the end of the transfer window, by mutual agreement. The 33-year-old is now without a team, and looking for a new destination. Despite being linked with a number of clubs in Spain this summer, but could not find an agreement, or at least they did not find one with Barcelona. Only on Friday was his departure announced by Barcelona, despite several reports of a termination agreement well in advance. The side he was most heavily linked with was a return to Girona, where Michel Sanchez always speaks highly of him. However the Catalan side are yet to make a move for him, after a campaign which was interrupted by injury last season. During the transfer window, Girona signed Thomas Lemar on loan, Axel Witsel and Azzedine Ounahi, all players that can strengthen their midfield, albeit only Witsel has operated i