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The newspaper "El Mundo Deportivo" announced unexpected news: Barcelona B defender Oriol Romeu could soon leave for London and join their ranks.
According to unofficial information, negotiations between the Catalan team and the English vice-champions are nearing completion, and the transfer fee for the footballer could reach 5 million euros.
Chelsea, who finished second last season, will be led by former Porto coach Andre Villas-Boas in the new season.
The nineteen-year-old Romeu has represented the Barcelona youth academy since the summer of 2004. Before that, he played for the Espanyol youth team.
Unconfirmed reports suggested that Chelsea hoped to see David Villa and Thiago Alcantara in their ranks this summer, but Barcelona did not engage in negotiations and both players did not want to leave.
