Vitor Roque was presented this Friday morning as a Blaugrana footballer. “It's a dream come true that he had since he was a child,” said the young Brazilian star, who debuted yesterday with Barça in Las Palmas. The expedition arrived at dawn and after having slept only 4 hours, Roque went to the Ciudad Deportiva to be presented.
In the absence of Joan Laporta, who did not arrive on time for the event, he was accompanied by Rafa Yuste, vice president of FC Barcelona, who welcomed the player to the club and highlighted his smile “which he shares with the rest of the Brazilian players.” and his involvement “despite the few days he has been on the team.” “I asked Xavi last night what would stand out about him and he told me that he was a competitive beast and that despite being 18 years old he seems to be much older,” Yuste explained.
The young Brazilian, 18 years old, played his first minutes in the Blaugrana shirt yesterday. He came onto the field in the final stretch, in the 78th minute, replacing Fermín and despite the little time he had, he was about to score his first goal after a great pass from Joao Félix. “Xavi told me to be calm and that if he could he would score a goal,” Roque explained in his presentation. The new Blaugrana signing also highlighted the great reception from the entire squad: “Everyone has received me very well, in the best possible way.”
Roque landed in Barcelona last week and even then he warned that he arrived hungry for titles: “I always had the will to win the most.” Xavi included him in the squad for the match in Las Palmas and the player traveled with the rest of his teammates while LaLiga formalized his registration, giving the green light for his debut.
The Brazilian signed his contract and allowed himself to be photographed next to a large canvas with his photograph. He gave a few touches with the ball in which the Blaugrana vice president joined and received his membership card with the number 147,522. To finish this special day, he was able to have his photo taken with his partner and his family, who accompanied him in the presentation of him as a new Blaugrana player.
His signing for Barça was announced in the summer and due to financial fair play problems, it was not expected that the Catalan club would be able to count on him until next season. But Gavi's serious knee injury opened a door and allowed his arrival six months ahead of schedule.
