Britain Football Soccer - Southampton Training - Southampton Training Ground, Southampton, England - 2/11/16 Southampton's Oriol Romeu during training Action Images via Reuters / Peter Cziborra Livepic
(Reuters) - Southampton's Oriol Romeu will give the club's midfield a significant boost when he returns from a two-match suspension for Tuesday's match against Chelsea, manager Claude Puel said.
The Southampton manager said Romeu has been a key to recovering possession in midfield and played a similar role to Chelsea's N'Golo Kante who was named player of the year by the Professional Footballers' Association on Sunday.
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