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Claude Puel believes Southampton midfielder Oriol Romeu is "not far off" the standard of PFA player of the year N'Golo Kante ahead of the Premier League trip to Chelsea.
Romeu, 25, came through the ranks at Barcelona before moving to Chelsea in 2011, but after failing to break through at Stamford Bridge he left for Southampton in 2015 where he has become an influential and important player.
Puel has compared Romeu to Kante and feels both men perform similarly important roles for their respective teams in midfield.