Oriol Romeu was presented to his new club. midfielder returned home after seven years in England and at the end of his first training session, he addressed the media.
The player did not want to start the press conference without thanking him for being here. “First of all I want to thank you for the promise you made for me. I am really looking forward to this project and taking on a new challenge. I know the ambition here is to stay in the First Division and after my long time in England I want to try a new adventure. Many requirements were met here and many of the pieces I was looking for fit the bill. I want to thank Southampton and Girona. I want to give a lot of joy”, he affirmed convinced.
Oriol knows who comes to bring experience to the team. “Having been at the top level for a few years, I think I’m ready to handle the situations that come up. I have a good background and I think my contribution in the midfield can be good, both on the ball and off it . I want to contribute perseverance and my best version from day one. I think there is a good team and squad that combines youth with experience to have a good season”, said the player.
Then Romeo Lavia’s injury, a player who shared a position with Oriol, panic set in. “Quique can say, until last night there were people coming and going. It’s true that with the injury the coach didn’t know if the most appropriate thing was to release me, but both he and the club wanted to prioritize my request and I’m very grateful. I left there with an unparalleled experience and sensation and I will always keep the wonderful memories of my time as a player, both in Southampton and in England. I hope I can also say in a few years when I have to leave here,” he confessed. that of Ulldecona.
The player is fully convinced to face his new adventure. “I want to be the star and have the ball, although I think I can also be a necessary defensive force to compete at these levels. I see myself as capable of accepting the challenge and contributing to that point of experience, of perseverance and level that improves the team. I’m ready and available, whether I play or not, it’s the coach’s decision. I’ve been working well for years and taking care of myself to stay out of trouble. Now it’s a matter of continuing the same and in the same line, I know what my body needs and the load I can tolerate. Hopefully it will continue like this and have the same level throughout the season”, he hoped.
Oriol opened the doors for us to discover a different pressure. “The pressure we always put on ourselves and we always want to do our best. I know the club’s intention is to have a player who brings experience on and off the pitch, so it’s a good pressure. It’s not a negative pressure or something that causes me fear or stress, on the contrary. When you accept this challenge, you put the mentality of contributing and that’s what motivates me and excites me”, assured the football player.
Quique Cárcel concluded the presentation by defining more about the transfer operation. “It was a very long negotiation and it remained in an agreement of a small transfer number. We do not say the transfer numbers for a matter of confidentiality”, closed the sports director.
Source: La Verdad
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