It is clear that Vitor Roque's time at FC Barcelona has expired. Although the player wants to choose the team he will play for in his future, the sporting management is betting on a transfer and not a loan, as the Brazilian striker wants. For this reason, Deco was in Portugal this Friday negotiating his possible sale to Sporting Lisbon.
The sporting director of the culé team is evaluating all possible options to achieve a good sale and sees a transaction with the Portuguese team in a positive light. On August 17, the manager will be in Valencia to accompany the Blaugrana club in its debut in the 2024/25 LaLiga season and hopes that next week Roque's future will be defined.
Sporting Lisbon wants to sign Roque
Despite Porto's initial interest in signing the young striker, it has now been Sporting Lisbon who have shown interest in his services, as they are still looking for a top-level striker in this market. All their options have fallen through, so they have asked Barça about Roque. Initially they were betting on a loan, but now they are talking about a conditional sale. An example could be the Trincao operation, where Sporting paid three million for the loan and 7 for the purchase and now its final price should be close to 30 million euros.
Barcelona would give priority to the Portuguese because they are very interested. Teams like Everton have also asked, but there is no formal offer so far. The Bournemouth option has already fallen through and Lazio has not shown any further signs of interest, so Sporting would be first on the list of favourites to sign the attacker.
Roque wants to stay in LaLiga
Although this is the best option that the Blaugrana board has at the moment, Roque remains a 'tough nut to crack' and does not want to leave LaLiga. His agent is offering him in Spain to teams like Real Sociedad or Girona. However, Betis is the only team that has asked so far, but they can only opt for a loan, something that is not negotiable for the Catalan team.
Therefore, the Brazilian's agent will have to work hard, because if a good offer comes from Sporting, Barça will push to sign it. In fact, the club was willing to transfer him to Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, but the player did not reach an agreement because he did not have much desire to undertake this adventure. Now, they must convince him that the Portuguese are his best option to continue in Europe.