FC Barcelona on the verge of receiving a fortune thanks to Vitor Roque

The saga of Vitor Roque is close to reaching its conclusion. After weeks of intense negotiations, Palmeiras is optimistic and expects to finalize the transfer of the forward in the coming hours. The operation is progressing positively and, despite the difficulty of closing a three-way agreement, as Betis is also involved in the transfer, the player's agent, André Cury, has managed to pave the way for his client's return to Brazil.

According to the newspaper 'SPORT', the striker, who will turn 20 next Friday, has already agreed on his new contract with the 'verdao', which will make him the face of the franchise and place him as the highest-paid player on the team. FC Barcelona, for its part, has yielded to 'Tigrinho's' desire to return to his country and already has a verbal agreement with the Paulista club, which will meet the economic demands of the Catalans.

The idea of the blue and garnet entity was to recover the investment made for Roque, for whom they paid 30 million euros to Athletico Paranaense plus 31 in variables that have not been met. In this regard, Palmeiras has agreed to deposit 25 'kilos' for 80% of Vitor's federative rights. The transfer is imminent, and only the details regarding how the South Americans will make the payment need to be agreed upon, as the Catalans demand that it be completed entirely before June 30 to be accounted for in the current fiscal year.

Vitor Roque played his last minutes with Betis

The main 'hurdle' of the operation has been convincing Betis, as Manuel Pellegrini still counts on 'Tigrinho'. However, the verdiblancos will not let the operation fall through and will not put too many obstacles to harm the interests of Barça in order to maintain a good relationship between clubs. Additionally, there is a possibility that they will retain a small percentage of a future sale of the forward, which the Catalans or Palmeiras may end up conceding.

The situation is expected to be defined in the coming hours, as the 'verdao' is working against the clock and does not want to wait until the closing of the transfer window in Brazil next Friday. Meanwhile, Roque has already played his last minutes with the Andalusian team, playing 10' more in stoppage time in the team's victory against Getafe. If no setbacks arise, his fruitless stint in LaLiga will come to an end in the coming days.