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title: "Southampton: Fans laud Oriol Romeu"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/southampton-saints-oriol-romeu-st-marys-hasenhuttl/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-11-17T13:50:49Z"
modified: "2020-11-17T13:50:49Z"
---

# Southampton: Fans laud Oriol Romeu

**Oriol Romeu has been in fantastic form for Southampton so far this campaign.**

The Saints are currently fourth in the Premiership, having won [five](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table) of their first eight games in the competition, and Romeu has been at the heart of the good things they have achieved. He has played in [every single match](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/oriol-romeu/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/66100) so far, and even scored a fantastic goal against West Brom in a 2-0 victory.

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Since signing from Chelsea in 2015, he has made 198 appearances, and has been an ever-present both in the good times and the bad. Now, he is arguably closed to his peak. The [£7.2m-valued](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/oriol-romeu/marktwertverlauf/spieler/66100) 29-year-old (Transfermarkt) has averaged a WhoScored rating of [7.15](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/90780/Show/Oriol-Romeu) in the league this time out, racking up 3.9 tackles and 1.6 interceptions per clash.

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On Monday, Southampton’s official Twitter account [shared a video](https://twitter.com/SouthamptonFC/status/1328338031338803200) of him, applauding his ability, and it has attracted the attention of the club’s supporters. They took to the social media platform to share their thoughts.

### **Let’s see what the fans had to say about Romeu below**

> One of the best [https://t.co/fYH4j7LUwJ](https://t.co/fYH4j7LUwJ)
>
> — rk (@rdk47\_) [November 16, 2020](https://twitter.com/rdk47_/status/1328341603874975746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Been back to his best this season imo [https://t.co/JY0jmpnw7Y](https://t.co/JY0jmpnw7Y)
>
> — Jon Shapland (@Jon\_Shapland) [November 16, 2020](https://twitter.com/Jon_Shapland/status/1328342390550261761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> 🙌class act [@OriolRomeu](https://twitter.com/OriolRomeu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) love you [https://t.co/z4Ze66W0Tb](https://t.co/z4Ze66W0Tb)
>
> — Chris (@cj\_garrett) [November 16, 2020](https://twitter.com/cj_garrett/status/1328406379690930176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> One of the best, does all the hard graft, plays for the badge, he’s come on even more this season now that PEH has left. Top player 🔴⚪ [https://t.co/3AudyFkAjL](https://t.co/3AudyFkAjL)
>
> — james blackwood (@jammer\_1987) [November 17, 2020](https://twitter.com/jammer_1987/status/1328625223978151938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [@monterry86](https://twitter.com/monterry86?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) love this guy
>
> — Pete (@Gingertank31) [November 16, 2020](https://twitter.com/Gingertank31/status/1328356261851779074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> I’ve been saying it for years. What a player
>
> — Steven Moore (@Steven\_Moore6) [November 16, 2020](https://twitter.com/Steven_Moore6/status/1328391472966725637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***In other news, [this Southampton man has been tipped for a January sale.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/southampton-fc-news/saints-southampton-mohamed-elyounoussi-darren-bent-st-marys-hasenhuttl/)***