The 29-year-old, who is currently on Africa Cup of Nations duty, also revealed that he did not expect to leave but could not turn down a club like Marseille.
Speaking to L'Equipe, Romao said: "I really didn't expect to leave Lorient, but this is Marseille. "This is a really important moment in my career."
The deal will keep Romao at Marseille until the summer of 2016.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Paris Saint-GermainPSG | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 32 |
| 2 | MonacoMonaco | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Marseille | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | Lille | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Lyon | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Reims | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Nice | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 17 |
| 8 | Lens | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Auxerre | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 16 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | StrasbourgStrasbourg | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 13 |
| 12 | Brest | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | Saint-EtienneSt Etienne | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 13 |
| 14 | Rennes | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 | NantesNantes | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 10 |
| 16 | Angers | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 | Le HavreLe Havre | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 9 |
| 18 | Montpellier HSCMontpellier | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -21 | 7 |
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