Barcelona Recruit Brazilian Boy Wonder Vitor Roque

– Barcelona have confirmed the signing of a striker referred to as wonderkid or 18-year-old Brazilian prodigy Vitor Roque.

He will sign a seven-year contract with Barcelona, ​​​​which will pay an initial €30 million to Athletico Paranaense, and another €31 million as a bonus for the Brazilian club.

Already operating at a high level in South America, Roque has played for the senior Brazilian team. He has scored 22 goals, and provided 9 assists for Athletico PR. He is the main striker for the club based at Arena da Baixada and has scored 5 goals and 3 assists in 13 Copa Libertadores appearances.

The first rumors of Barcelona’s interest in him surfaced late in 2022, and some nine months later, they have beaten Premier League interest in Roque to secure his signature. It is thought he has turned down a more tempting offer to become a Barcelona player.

He will only do so next season, mainly to give Barcelona time to make room in their salary cap to sign him.

Roque has been set as the next great number nine for Barcelona, ​​and will come to learn from Robert Lewandowski before becoming a replacement for the Poland striker.

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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 12, 2023

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