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Joey Barton may be many things, but you can never describe him as dull.Moments after Alan Pardew, the Newcastle United manager, told a media briefing the midfielder could still have a future at St James' Park despite being transfer-listed earlier this week, Barton responded on Twitter.
"Does anybody have Isambard Kingdom Brunel's number?" he tweeted, a reference to the renowned bridge builder of the Victorian age. If only his passing was as sharp.
Pardew is clearly unwilling to give up on his best player and said: "I've never closed the door on anyone and I'm not closing the door on Joey," he said. "He trained with the development team today and, who knows, he may train with the first team soon."
This saga is far from over. Then again, it involves Barton and Newcastle, what do you expect?
Romeu completes Chelsea move
Chelsea have confirmed the signing of midfielder Oriel Romeu from Barcelona. Romeu, 19, has signed a four-year contract, which has a clause enabling the Catalan club to buy the player back for 10 million euros after one year and 15 million euros after two.
He is Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas's second signing after teenage goalkeeper Thibaut Cortois arrived from Genk last month.
The negotiations for Romeu, who has made two first-team appearances for Barcelona, have gone on for a numbver of weeks and the fee was agreed between the two clubs 11 days ago.
He will join the Blues after Spain's interest at the Under-20 World Cup is over. Romeu has played in both games at the tournament in Colombia and he said: "Chelsea is a great option for me. Leaving Barca hurts, but you have to take your chances."
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Source: http://www.fanhouse.co.uk/2011/08/04/football-digest-barton-latest-mears-leg-break-chelsea-sign-ro/
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