Barcelona have decided to allow Brazilian striker Vitor Roque to leave on loan this summer, despite a permanent sale offer from Sporting CP. The 19-year-old is expected to play for Real Betis next season.
According to Marca, Barcelona has rejected Sporting's offer, and is finalizing the details of an agreement with Betis. During the last few weeks, there has been an intense internal debate on whether to allow him to leave on loan, and risk his value falling further, or try to sell him this summer. The flipside is clearly that Roque could raise his cachet on loan, or prove that Barcelona had been short-sighted with a sale.
