‘Southampton has brought out the best in me,’ says Romeu

Oriol Romeu feels right at home at Southampton and believes that was the catalyst for his impressive season.

The 25-year-old midfielder enjoyed a fine campaign for Claude Puel’s Saints – so much so that he has even been linked with a return to Barcelona, where he rose through the ranks before joining Chelsea in August 2011.

Romeu picked up both the players’ player of the season and supporters’ player of the season gongs at Southampton’s end-of-season awards soiree and says that finding a settled home on the south coast has made it easy for him to play the best football of his career so far.

“The main reason is feeling comfortable and confident,” said the Spaniard.

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“That then helps you to try new things and push yourself to get better week by week. After that work is put in place, the results will come.

“Putting all of these things together I think has certainly helped to increase my level and my football game, so it’s so good –  so nice and so enjoyable.

“But it doesn’t stop. It carries on now. There is more to come, from both the club and me. There will be better games and more happy days to enjoy.”