At the age of 18, Vitor Roque joined the list of the biggest transfers in Brazilian football and has already set the date of presentation in the new team
This Saturday, 08, the striker Vitor Roque defined the future of the career after much speculation. With everything settled between Athletico-PR It is barcelona, the 18-year-old jewel signed a contract with the Catalan club. The deal was around R$ 400 million and transformed the boy into the second biggest transfer in the history of Brazilian football.
According to information on the “GE” website, Barcelona accepted the proposal made by Athletico-PR and agreed to pay the amount mentioned above. Despite signing the contract, Vitor Roque will not leave Hurricane immediately. The agreement between the parties is that the attacker travels definitively only in January of next year.
Even without the values being officially confirmed, the amount for Vitor Roque is around 74 million euros, more than R$ 395 million at the current exchange rate. However, due to the financial fair play problems that Barcelona has been facing, it is not yet known how the Catalans will go about confirming the transfer and signing up the striker.
In the current season, Vitor Roque is Athletico-PR’s main player, even at a young age. With 29 matches played, the center forward scored 15 times, in addition to distributing five assists. These numbers do not count the commitments that the player had with the Brazilian under-20 teamwhen he was featured in the South American Tournament.
Source: sportbuzz
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