Vitor Roque situation: A possible loan and Xavi Hernandez take the underused Barcelona forward
Barcelona winter signature Victor Roque for 30 million euros plus 31 million euros, and has been talked about as a potential way of kickstarting his season. While things have improved at Barcelona, the Brazilian has not been responsible for it, playing only 310 minutes in the space of four months.
It led to talk of a loan move for the 19-year-old in the summer, and with his transfer yet to be registered with La Liga (he was signed as an emergency option to replace Gavi), many they wonder if he could not. benefit the Blaugrana in terms of freeing up space in their salary cap to do so.
Xavi: “Roque? We will decide his future when the season is over. Now he is a Barça player and he will help us.”
— Barcacentre (@barcacentre) May 3, 2024
Ace for Matteo Moretto on Daily Briefing by Fabrizio Romano, Roque is still keen to stay at Barcelona, but will speak with sporting director Deco and manager Xavi Hernandez at the end of the season to work out the best course of action. For his part, Xavi believes that the Brazilian needs more playing time, but since he has not been able to give it, he feels that he could have those minutes elsewhere.
The agreement to bring Roque, and also to advance to January, has been subject to close scrutiny in Catalonia. With Barcelona clearly needing to strengthen in other areas, Roque's deal took a significant portion of resources, when perhaps others thought they could be used elsewhere. If Roque had reached the ground and challenged Lewandowski for his place, it might have been a different conversation, but as it is, the investment remains one for the long term.
