The FC Barcelona goes back to breathe with the signing of Vitor Roque, after the Athletico Paranaense informed to the club during the night of yesterday that had of 24 hours to send the pertinent documentation to close the traspaso of the forward of 18 years. The Brazilians 'pushed' to the culés to move in front of the increasing interest of teams like the Manchester United, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain or Tottenham.
For the Barça was a priority concretise the signing of Roque, although two weeks ago they arrived to a verbal agreement with the Paranaense through his sportive director, Alexandre Mattos, after his visit to Barcelona. However, from Brazil saw with a lot of worry that did not send the documents. Thus, presionaron so that 'answered'... And the Barcelona representatives already observed the order to advance in the negotiation.
The signing of Vitor Roque, question of hours
According to an information of 'Sportive World', the juridical department of the Catalan entity has done to arrive all the documents so that they are revised, processed and signed. The forecast is that the president of the club, Mario Celso Petraglia, and the big protagonist of the movement, Vitor Roque, have in his hands the agreements in the next hours so that the operation go in in his final phase.
In fact, the blaugrana think that the incorporation of the forward concretise in the next hours, maximum tomorrow. There is a lot of confidence in that it will concretise , put the player has done case omiso to the interest of the others teams. This yes, as it had informed yesterday, the conditions of the agreement have changed: now the mount fixed of the traspaso will be of 30 million euros (was of €35m) and will pay other 20 'kilos' in variables (in principle, were €10m) more a bonus extra of €5m in case that Roque win the Balloon of Gold.
When it will arrive Vitor Roque to Barcelona?
The signing will concretise and, except unexpected twist of script, Vitor Roque will work under the orders of Xavi Hernández from the next season. The only doubt keeps on being when will add to the staff: in August or January. The wish is that it was as soon as possible, but in front of the big problems of the culés with the Fair Play financial the most likely is that it remain yielded in Brazil until January of 2024 while they do him 'hollow' in the limit salarial.