Vitor Roque, the young Brazilian promise of 18 years fichada by the FC Barcelona until 2031, has generated enormous expectations in Can Barça. Initially programmed to join to the team in June of 2024, the talentoso leading will advance his arrival to January, surprising to the followers culés. This signing represents the return of the Catalan club to the bet by Brazilian forwards, something that no sucedía from 26 years ago with the arrival of Sonny Anderson.
The first was Evaristo of Macedo, that left a footprint imborrable in the club, building a legacy that goes further of his impressive figures. Between 1956 and 1962, it contested 151 parties like Barcelona, contributing to the achievement of two Leagues, two Glasses of Fairs and a Glass of Rey. His gesta more memorable remained recorded in the memory culé: a head butt in iron that deleted to the Real Madrid for the first time in the Glass of Europe, sealing like this his place in the history of the club.
In contrast, William Silvio Modesto Verísimo erige like the 9 less remembered Brazilian, being a whim requested by Rinus Michels and Johan Cruyff after a friendly party. His go through the Barcelona between 1977 and 1979 included ten official parties and three goals, standing out his crucial contribution in front of the Anderlecht in the Recopa. In the meantime, figures like Romario, Ronaldo and Sonny Anderson have left footprints imborrables in the memory of the fans, marking periods with his exceptional exert and remarkable attainments in competitions like the Glass, the Recopa and the League.
Roque, more necessary that never
And now, once again the Barça invests significantly in another tip 'carioca', disbursing 35 million euros by his signing and depositing big expectations in the 'Tigrinho'. Besides, in front of the loss of goal that has suffered the staff with the 'bajón' of Robert Lewandowski, the fans culé wait that the Brazilian leading youngster can fill this empty.
Vitor Arrives to the City Condal backed by an extraordinary season, accumulating 21 goals and 8 assistances. In spite of surpassing recently an injury of ankle that kept it moved away of the terrains of game by more than two months, the forward of 18 years has showed impressive figures, own of a veteran. His signature with the club blaugrana includes an agreement until 2031 and a clause of rescission of 500 million euros.
The arrival anticipated of the leading youngster Brazilian signals a new chapter in the history of the club, with the hope that Roque can follow the successful tradition of Brazilian forwards that have left footprint in Can Barça along the years. The fans culé is anxious for witnessing the impact of this new promise in the team.