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CHELSEA have agreed a deal with Barcelona to sign Spanish wonderkid Oriol Romeu.

Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas revealed Barca had accepted a bid for the 19-year-old midfielder as he spoke on the club's tour of Thailand yesterday.

But Romeu has yet to pass a medical or talk personal terms as he is currently at the Under-20 World Cup with the Spanish squad.

Villas-Boas has been on the lookout for a quality defensive midfielder since seeing Michael Essien suffer a serious knee injury.

And he believes Romeu - who made his Barcelona debut at the end of last season - is one of the brightest talents in the European game.

The Portuguese coach said: "We are struggling in that position because of Michael's injury and Oriol is a player with a bright future. He still has to evolve.

"The Barcelona B team had a magnificent year in the Spanish Second Division - they finished third.

"Oriol had an injury last term but came back later on and managed to break into the first team.

"He is one of the most promising young players in that position and I hope we can agree personal terms."

Villas-Boas snapped up another talented kid last week when he moved for 19-year-old Belgian Thibaut Courtois.

He wants to loan the keeper out to Atletico Madrid but a deal has yet to be finalised.

The Blues boss said: "The Spanishleague is extremely competitive and Atletico are a great club but his future is not decided yet."

Former Porto boss Villas-Boas is keen to bring more stars to Stamford Bridge as he tries to stamp his own mark on an ageing squad.

Chelsea have seen two bids for Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric rejected this summer and are reportedly preparing a third and final offer in the region of £35million.

They are also said to have made an offer of £18m for Anderlecht ace Romelu Lukaku.

The Belgian kid has been talked about as the new Didier Drogba due to his startling power and pace.

But Chelsea are in no mood to move the old Drogba out and the Ivorian has entered into talks over a new deal.

The 33-year-old has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge, with Tottenham and former club Marseille said to be interested.

But Drogba - whose current deal will expire next year - is keen to stay.

He said: "We've started talking and it's very interesting. Everybody knows what I feel about Chelsea.

"This will be my eighth season at this club and it means a lot for any striker to stay that long here."

Drogba is no longer guaranteed a start at Chelsea with £50m man Fernando Torres, Nicolas Anelka, Daniel Sturridge and Salomon Kalou pushing him for a place.

But he said: "If I deserve to play then I'll play. I'm not worried.

"I have always had to compete with top quality strikers at Chelsea."