Soccer-Spanish midfielder Romeu returns to Barcelona on three-year deal

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Southampton v Crystal Palace - St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Britain - April 30, 2022 Southampton's Oriol Romeu celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Ian Walton/File Photo

(Reuters) - Barcelona has re-signed former academy player Oriol Romeu from Girona with the midfielder signing a three-year deal, the LaLiga champions said on Wednesday.

Romeu came through Barca's youth academy and made his senior team debut in 2010 before moving to Chelsea a year later. The 31-year-old also had loan spells at Valencia and Stuttgart before spending seven years at Southampton.