Chelsea should brace themselves for a bid from Barcelona for their new midfield enforcer Oriol Romeu.

Andre Villas-Boas only signed the 20-year-old in the summer from the Catalan club but they inserted a number of buy-back clauses in the deal that cost Chelsea just £5m.

The La Liga side can buy the midfield anchorman back for £10m during 2012 or £15m the following year but, contrary to some reports earlier in the season, Chelsea must agree to any deal.

Barca boss Pep Guardiola is believed to be interested in taking the youngster back to the Nou Camp, according to Spanish publication Marca, as Seydou Keita is set to leave the club at the end of the season in search of regular first-team football.

Guardiola, who was reluctant to let sell the prospect in the first place, has been impressed by the form shown by the Spain Under-21 international, who has replaced John Obi-Mikel as the defensive shield.

Villas-Boas will be desperate to hold on to Romeu, one of the few players that have impressed since his arrival, after he tried to sign last season while boss at Porto.

Wenger expects more league title upsets

Arsene Wenger expects more twists at the top of the Premier League this season after blaming his players for dropping points in a 1-1 against Wolves.

Arsenal were left frustrated at the Emirates Stadium after Gervinho’s opener was cancelled out by Steven Fletcher, with the visitors holding on despite Nenad Milijas’s dismissal.

It meant Arsenal missed the opportunity to climb back into the Champions League places following Chelsea’s draw against Fulham the previous day.

The result also left them 12 points off the lead.

“There are going to be a lot of twists and turns, but unfortunately we could not take advantage of that, which is the real frustrating thing,” said the Frenchman.

“When you have the luck of the results and you play the following day, you can take advantage of it. That is where the worrying thing is because in the season you have to take your opportunities.”

Too comfortable
Arsenal looked set to record a straightforward win when Gervinho was played through and rounded goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey before finishing.

But Fletcher levelled with a header before the interval, diverting Stephen Hunt’s deflected shot into the bottom corner of the net.

The hosts had a penalty appeal turned down by referee Stuart Attwell when Christophe Berra appeared to block Laurent Koscielny’s cross with his arm.