Andre Villas-Boas has revealed Oriol Romeu will be staying at Chelsea for years to come after making a huge impact.
Romeu, who joined from Barcelona for £4.35million in the summer, is set to start his fifth consecutive game in the holding midfield position against Manchester City tonight.
The 20-year-old had a buy-back clause inserted in his contract when he left Spain. Barcelona can re-sign him for £9.5m next summer or £13m the following year.
But Villas-Boas insists it is up to Chelsea where his future lies and believes he has made as big an impact as star player Juan Mata this season.
The Chelsea manager is adamant Romeu's long-term future is at Stamford Bridge whether Barcelona want him back or not.
He said: "The option states that Barcelona can only buy back if Chelsea agree to sell. There's always time needed for you to adapt to the Premier League, but Oriol and Juan Mata have adapted pretty well to Premier League."
