2023-07-12 12:02:11
Brazilian striker Vitor Hugo Roque Ferreira, known simply as Vitor Roque, 18, will play for FC Barcelona until the 2030-31 season, after the agreement reached between the Barça club and Athletico Paranaense for the transfer of the player, reported the Catalan entity this Wednesday through a statement.
Vitor Roque, who is scheduled to join in the 2024-25 season, has signed a contract with Barça until June 30, 2031 and his termination clause will be 500 million euros.
Roque is a 1.72-metre tall center forward who stands out for his ability to associate, his speed of movement and kick, and his good relationship with scoring.
Vitor Roque, new FC Barcelona player | Photo: FC Barcelona
At just 18 years old, he already has almost 50 league games in Brazil. Six were with Cruzeiro, when he made his debut at the age of 16 in Serie B, the second division. A little over a year ago, Athletico Paranaense decided to bet on him to make the jump to Serie A and a Copa Libertadores team.
Unfortunately, his club did not give him permission to attend the Youth World Cup in Argentina and the Brazilians felt his absence in that early elimination in the quarterfinals at the hands of Israel.
Vitor Roque celebrating the South American Sub-20 title at the ‘El Campín’ stadium in Bogotá. | Photo: 2023 Guillermo Legaria Schweizer
The details of the agreement
Despite being a very young player, nothing came cheap for Barcelona, because the competition was great and they only managed to prevail thanks to the figure of 30 million euros that they put on the Paranaense table.
In addition to this fixed charge that will go directly to the accounts of the Brazilian team, both teams agreed on a series of performance variables that could rise to 31 million more if Roque meets expectations, including finishing in the ‘Top 3’ of the election of the Golden Ball.
Beyond the fact that the signing became official this Wednesday, the attacker nicknamed ‘Tigrinho’ will not reinforce Xavi Hernández’s roster for this season, but will arrive at least from January or directly in the summer market of next year.
Vitor Roque will continue at Athletico Paranaense until January | Photo: 2023 Getty Images
Laporta assured that the only thing he expects from this million-dollar investment is “goals” in heaps. “It is a very personal style. You can’t compare it to Ronaldo or Romario. He is a player who steps on the area and shoots with both legs from wherever he is inside the area, ”he said.
The top leader of Barcelona was enthusiastic about this signing that is committed to guaranteeing forcefulness even after the retirement of Robert Lewandowski. “He is different from the ones we have had. I can’t say he’s a Ronnie (Ronaldinho) because he plays differently than a Romario, who was from a cartoon. He has a lot of power and although he is very young, he can be compared to Ronaldo, who we had with a spectacular force of nature. He is powerful and he is Brazilian ”, he highlighted.
With information from Europa Press.
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