Barcelona are able to announce the signing of teenage ahead Vitor Roque from Athletico Paranaense, sources have confirmed to 90min.
The Catalan giants have agreed a deal price €40m for the 18-year-old, who made his senior worldwide debut for Brazil in March, however do not intend for him to reach at Camp Nou till 2024.
There had been recommendations that Athletico weren’t ready to attend till subsequent yr, as a substitute pushing Barcelona to finish the switch this summer time. 90min understands that continues to be an choice if final season’s La Liga winners can generate money by means of participant gross sales, however the transfer will in any other case undergo as deliberate.
Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea and Bayern Munich all made contact with Athletico, 90min additional understands, to establish whether or not a deal was nonetheless there to be carried out, however Roque has lengthy determined that he needs to affix Barcelona.
Roque has agreed a contract till 2028 and is scheduled to hyperlink up with Barcelona in January, which might present Xavi with some a lot wanted firepower for the second half of subsequent season.
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Barcelona anticipate having cleared house on their wage invoice by that time, with various gamers on the chopping block this summer time as president Joan Laporta seems to be to steadiness the membership’s delicate financials.
“I hope he’ll change into my teammate at Barcelona. We’re speaking about a top quality soccer participant. He’d assist Barca quite a bit,” Brazil worldwide team-mate Raphinha just lately stated of Roque – paradoxically the winger may very well be one of many gamers ushered out of the door if an appropriate bid is obtained.
Raphinha needs to remain at Barcelona for the long-term, as does Ferran Torres, however sources have confirmed to 90min that the membership are in no place to show down affords if they arrive in. Ansu Fati is in the same scenario whereas Ousmane Dembele, who’s a participant Xavi considers to be ‘untouchable’, can also see his future analysed curiosity from Paris Saint-Germain.
As for Roque, he has already helped Brazil win the South American Beneath-20s Championship, and was additionally named within the 2022 Copa Libertadores Staff of the Event.
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