On July 12 , 2013 , Oriol Romeu joined Spanish La Liga side Valencia .
Manager Roberto Di Matteo stated that the departures of Yossi Benayoun , Michael Essien and Raul Meireles would mean more playing opportunities for the Spaniards ; however , on 11 December , he suffered a knee injury in a game against Sunderland , being sidelined for the rest of the season. On 12 July 2013 , Romeu joined Spanish La Liga side Valencia on a season-long loan deal.  ? __locale=en
Oriol Romeu