The advantage with which Barça starts in the race to sign Vitor Roque

Published:7/02/2023 - 23:39h

Updated:8/02/2023 - 10:02h

FC Barcelona does not want to let Vitor Roque, the sensation of the last South American U-20 player with Brazil, escape, so the board is accelerating contacts to sign him. In the operation, the culés start with an advantage thanks to Deco

Vito Roque will have a lot of offers on the table once culminate the Sudamericano Sub-20 this weekend. The player of 17 years has shined with Brazil in the clasificatorio for the World-wide of Indonesia and the FC Barcelona has fixed in him like the '9' ideal for suplir to Robert Lewandowski to average and long term. In this sense, the culés will have advantage in the negotiations with Athletico Paranaense, owner of the forward, thanks to the presence of Deco.

The ex mediocentro luso-Brazilian, today external adviser of the president blaugrana Joan Laporta in the Brazilian and Portuguese markets, saves an excellent relation with Luiz Felipe Scolari, until technical December of the Furaçao that now exerts like coordinator of football of the club of Curitiba. The experienced trainer and the ex player of the Barça coincided during four years in the selection of Portugal (2004-2008) and some months in Chelsea (2008), by which will not have problem in seating to converse on the future of the 'jewel' of Mines Gerais.

In principle, the traspaso of Vitor Roque rondaría the 30 million euros, a quantity a so much elevated for the complex financial actuality culé. Joan Laporta and Mateu Alemany prioritise signings 'low cost' for the summer once the club resuleva his problems with the margin salarial that imposes LaLiga, by which the traspaso of the forward does not have to represent a new challenge in terms of 'fair play'.

The past summer, the Barça already had to give off of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to be able to inscribe to players like Jules Koundé and Marcos Alonso. Although it would arrive with index card of the filial, Roque would have dynamics of the first team, already with 18 years fulfilled when it land in Europe. The idea of the club is to give him the greater possible shooting between the Barça Atlètic, with usual announcements in League like acting of Robert Lewandowski, a similar role to the that exerted Ferran Jutglà the past season.

Deco, again important in a signing of the Barça

The past summer, the also agent of players already had an important role in the negotiation by Raphinha. The extreme had an upper offer in the economic of Chelsea, but in spite of the insistence of the Leeds in negotiating with the 'blues', the one of Carry Cheerful expected until last moment by the Barça thanks to the insistence of Deco to give priority to a Barça that finish paying 58 million euros by his traspaso.

With Vitor Roque, the culés have the possibility of revertir the bad series regarding signing of young Brazilian talents refers . Names like Vinicius Jr. Rodrygo Goes And Endrick finish fichando by the Real Madrid still when, in principle, the forwards had showed interest in dressing the T-shirt blaugrana. Deco Has in his hands an operation that can be key for the future of the club and give a hit on the table in what to fichar future stars sudamericanas refers .