{"id":299076,"date":"2023-12-03T08:45:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T08:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=299076"},"modified":"2023-12-03T08:45:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T08:45:20","slug":"barcelona-move-to-bring-in-vitor-roque-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/barcelona-move-to-bring-in-vitor-roque-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona 'move to bring in Vitor Roque in January'"},"content":{"rendered":"
Brazilian wonderkid\u00a0Vitor Roque is finally set to join Barcelona later this month following his\u00a0\u00a326million signing from\u00a0Athletico-PR last summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 18-year-old was supposed to join the squad of the LaLiga\u00a0champions for the start of the 2024-25 campaign, having penned an eight-year contract on a transfer that could rise to \u00a352m.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, Barcelona have decided to accelerate his arrival and will now welcome the forward to the Olympic Stadium for the remainder of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roque will play his final game for\u00a0Athletico against\u00a0Cuiaba on December 7 before linking up with Xavi’s squad on December 27, according to Mundo Deportivo.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The outlet report that Barcelona will take a short Christmas break after their league match against Almeria on December 20 and resume training eight days later.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Vitor Roque was supposed to join Barcelona next season following his \u00a326m signing in July<\/p>\n
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It’s at that point the young Brazilian will get his first chance to impress his new team-mates and manager ahead of a trip to Las Palmas on January 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roque has scored 12 goals and provided three assists in 24 Serie A games for Athletico this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Xavi, whose squad has become reliant on the contributions of young players, will hope the teenager can make an immediate impact and help breathe life into a campaign that threatens to spiral out of control.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The club will be able to use the long-term injury to Gavi to their advantage as 80 percent of the midfielder’s approximately \u00a34.3m salary can be used to register Roque to compete in LaLiga for six months.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Barcelona currently sit in fourth place in the Spanish top-flight, four points behind their rivals Real Madrid at the top.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Barcelona will be able to use the majority of Gavi’s wage to register Roque to compete in LaLiga for the remainder of the 2023-24 season<\/p>\n
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