Southampton man Oriol Romeu out to give former club Chelsea a fright… By dressing up as a spooky skeleton for Halloween game
Former Blues midfielder gets the full Hollywood make-up treatment as he makes Saints' matchday programme cover
ORIOL ROMEU is planning to scare his way to victory over former club Chelsea... By dressing up as a skeleton.
The Southampton midfielder, 25, got the full Hollywood make-up treatment for the front cover of Saints' match-day programme.
Romeu - who spent four seasons at Stamford Bridge before his 2015 move to St Mary's - took time out of training for the photoshoot.
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Southampton host Chelsea in Sunday afternoon's showdown on the south coast - with the Spaniard hoping to get the better of Antonio Conte's rampant Blues.
The Londoners have been in good form lately as they have stormed to within one point of table-topping Manchester City.
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Claude Puel's Southampton meanwhile sit a further six points back in ninth spot after a somewhat shaky start.
And ahead of the game, Romeu took to Instagram to share the front cover of Sunday's programme.
He captioned the snap: "#Halloween is coming... #SaintsFC".
Romeu kicked off his career at Barcelona before his move to Chelsea.
In and out of the first team, he moved on loan to Valencia for the 2013-14 season, before one term at Bundesliga side Stuttgart.
Following his impressive stint in Europe, it was a Premier League return for the Spaniard as Southampton snapped him up for just £5million.
Romeu has gone on to make 41 appearances for the club, including 12 this season in the league and in Europe.