{"id":572696,"date":"2020-11-20T05:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=572696"},"modified":"2020-11-20T05:00:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T10:00:32","slug":"oriol-romeu-signs-new-southampton-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/11\/20\/oriol-romeu-signs-new-southampton-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Oriol Romeu Signs New Southampton Contract\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following such an impressive start to the season, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/southampton\/\" target=\"_self\">Southampton<\/a> midfielder Oriol Romeu has been rewarded with a new deal at the Saints.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder has officially put pen to paper on a new contract until 2023, undoubtedly to the delight of manager Ralph Hasenhuttl who has seen his side hit new heights this season.<\/p>\n<h2>Oriol Romeu Signs New Southampton Contract<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">1\ufe0f\u20e39\ufe0f\u20e38\ufe0f\u20e3 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaintsFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SaintsFC<\/a> appearances and counting! \ud83d\ude07<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OriolRomeu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@OriolRomeu<\/a> on signing a new deal:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SouthamptonFC\/status\/1329481313074593793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said?<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the official club website, the Spaniard expressed his delight at the signing of the new deal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southamptonfc.com\/news\/2020-11-19\/reaction-oriol-romeu-contract-extension-southampton-football-club-19-november-2020\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">saying:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cStaying here for longer is just what I wanted and I&#8217;m so happy and pleased to get to this point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then added: \u201cIt\u2019s been six years now and has been a long journey, but I\u2019m very excited and haven\u2019t felt as good as I\u2019m feeling right now, so I want to keep this momentum going as long as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt does really feel like home. I know everyone around now and they also know me. It\u2019s great to commit to the club for longer and I\u2019m very happy they also insisted on me staying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always tried to help the team the best I can and that\u2019s paid off. The feelings right now are very good and we all feel very optimistic, and we must carry on like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Hasenhuttl Also Pleased<\/h3>\n<p>Having overseen the securing of the new deal, Ralph Hassenhuttl was also pleased,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.southamptonfc.com\/news\/2020-11-19\/reaction-oriol-romeu-contract-extension-southampton-football-club-19-november-2020\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> telling the official club website<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have not seen many players who are as professional as Oriol in my time as a manager.<\/p>\n<p>He gives his absolute commitment in everything that he does, whether it is in training or in a match, and this is a great example to set.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince I have been here, he has played some fantastic games for us, and the work he does in the number six position is very important \u2013 closing the space, putting pressure on his opponents, winning the ball back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if he does not play he still supports the team 100 per cent at all times, and he is always pushing everyone around him. 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