Oriol Romeu has been one of the most consistent performers this season as well as one of the favourites for player of the season, so it is good news he feels happy to commit to the club for a further period.

Saints have announced that Oriol Romeu has signed a four & a half year deal that will tie him in till the summer of 2021.

This is a great piece of news with Romeu being one of the few players who has not been rotated this season such is his value to the team and it shows that despite what some would have you believe that key members of the squad are willing to commit long term and still believe in what the club are trying to achieve.

Speaking about his new contract, Romeu said:

“I couldn’t be any happier to have this new contract with the club.

“Ever since I came here I have felt very, very good. Everything has been positive for me. I have developed myself and been getting better every day.

“Looking forward, it’s a good thing for me, but hopefully there will be more to come and nice experiences to go through.”

Executive Director of Football Les Reed added:

“We’re delighted that Oriol has extended his commitment to Southampton Football Club.

“We’re confident he will continue to build on what has been an impressive 18 months since he joined us from Chelsea.

“Since arriving at the club, Oriol has worked extremely hard to establish himself as an integral part of the team and we firmly believe he will continue to be a key pillar in our squad for many years to come.

“At the age of 25, Oriol still has the capacity to develop and progress as an individual, and we’re very pleased that he sees Southampton as the perfect environment for him to do just that.”

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ExiledSupporter added 21:12 - Jan 24 Now that is a piece of genuinely good news, without any reservations whatsoever
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InsideOut added 22:23 - Jan 24 Yeah, this is great to hear ! Very happy for him and the club.
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davepid added 22:34 - Jan 24 Interesting timings for his and Sims contract renewals . Takes our minds off what we should be focusing on: why haven't we signed a striker?
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TeamCortese added 22:41 - Jan 24 Brilliant news! :)
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SaintNick added 23:16 - Jan 24 Interesting timing for this, it takes the fans minds off whinging about a new striker and reminds them that this week should be all about good news and cup semi finals
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larry12 added 01:54 - Jan 25 This is the first time I have seen the DOF allow the actual Manager to take the stage with the new Contract anouncement in years. Feck off Les Reed.
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helpineedsomebody added 02:44 - Jan 25 40 pts asap please Plus a new striker and a world class centre back That's what we should be focusing on Anything else is a bonus
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SaintPaulVW added 07:44 - Jan 25 Good news. Now let's make some on the pitch COYR!
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SanMarco added 10:31 - Jan 25 Good news about Romeu, he has been our second most important player after we all know who this season. You think it will take the fans minds off 'whinging' about a new striker Nick? Maybe for 5 minutes. We do still need one and the centre-back helpineedsomebody mentions too...
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SaintBrock added 11:07 - Jan 25 Excellent news, nice lad. We are lucky to have him.
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Ali_Diarea added 20:23 - Jan 25 Fantastic news! You can talk about the black box all you like and buying foreign players that are under the radar for most big clubs but I contend that our best signings actually come from either the Scottish PL, squad players from the big six or rising stars in smaller PL clubs.
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