Barcelona have secured a new Brazilian player called Vitor Roque, who will join the club next season, check out his brief bio, age, height, contract details, transfer price, and more
Incoming director of football Deco has secured his first new signing for the club in the form of Athletico Paranaense striker Vitor Roque.
Vitor Roque Barcelona salary, contract details, transfer fee, jersey number, bio, age, height, father, position
Barcelona announce the signing of Vitor Roque from Club Athletico Paranaense 🇧🇷
A new El Clasico rivalry between Endrick and Roque is coming 🔥 pic.twitter.com/oGDQ3W4KLX
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 12, 2023
Barcelona announce the signing of Vitor Roque (18) from Athletico Paranaense, joining the club for the 2024-25 season 🐅
He’ll rival Endrick (16, joining Real in July 2024) on the other side of the Clásico 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/Uj7oquPVK6
— B/R Football (@brfootball) July 12, 2023
Deco’s knowledge of the Brazilian market and his relationship with Vitor’s agent, André Cury, made key roles in securing the 18-year-old’s move to Catalonia.
After initially sticking with 39, Roque graduated to 27 before finally becoming a senior number nine for the first time last season but his Barcelona jersey number isn’t known right now.
Barcelona yet to officially sign Vitor Roque due to wage bill issue
Although both sides have finalized all the aspects of the transfer, Barça still cannot make the move official. This is because, they still have to sufficiently reduce their wage bill in order to register the teenager. This could prove a difficult task for the club as they are currently in a difficult financial position. In order to bring in new players, they need to get rid of at least three more players.
Vitor Roque contract details and transfer price
Barcelona have signed Victor Roque on a five-year contract. The LaLiga champions will pay a huge transfer fee of around €40 million (circa $43.2 million) in three installments but his salary at the club isn’t known.
Vitor Roque brief bio
Vitor Hugo Roque Ferreira is a Brazilian professional footballer who was born in 28 February 2005 in Timóteo, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The teenager currently plays as a forward for Athletico Paranaense and the Brazil national team. Following his new agreement with Barcelona, he will now join the club in July 2024.
Age and height
Vitor is currently 18 years old and stands at a height of 1.74m while weighing around 78 kg.
The player’s father is Juvenal Ferreira.
Vitor Roque playing style
The 18-year-old Brazilian primarily plays as a central striker and could be considered as a long-term replacement for Robert Lewandowski. However, Vitor is quite versatile and he can also play in wide attacking roles as well. Roque recently made his full international debut for Brazil just back in March earlier this year. The rising teenager is known for his goalscoring instinct as well as for his ability with the ball. Barcelona will be hoping that his arrival at the club will help revitalise Xavi Hernández’s attack.
Other Barcelona transfer targets
Vito’s arrival shuts the door on a potential return for ex-Barca star Pierre Emerick Aubameyang. Xavi still has two key areas of the team left to strengthen ahead of the 2023/24 campaign. As of now, Barcelona’s top priorities are to sign two midfielders, one defensive and one attacking.
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