The sheets will not stick to Vitor Roque nor will he be like those compatriots who always suffered some unforeseen event that prevented them from taking the plane to arrive on time for the first training session after the Christmas holidays. The man who will be Barcelona's new forward, who signed him in July and who will register him as soon as the winter market opens, wanted to be an early riser. He wants to start his career at the Blaugrana club so much that the footballer took the plane this Tuesday that will take him from Brazil to European football.
The young promise, 18 years old, lands this Wednesday in Barcelona, where she will have a hectic first few hours. On Friday he will meet his teammates and carry out his first training session under the command of , will be presented with his new number.
Vitor Roque (28/2/2005) clearly has the desire to please at the beginning of this new stage, even daring to say a few words in Catalan. “Culers, we will fly to Barcelona,” he said in a video on the club's official networks. In addition to his wife, Dayana, whom he recently married, the soccer player arrives accompanied by his parents, Hercilia and Juvenal, and his sister, Vitória. He wants to be well protected abroad.
Already at the Afonso Pena airport in Curitiba, from where he boarded for his destination, there was a fan waiting for him with a Barça t-shirt, his new colors. In the Joan Gamper sports city they also want to see him soon dressed in shorts and see what he is capable of. Barcelona, which has not won a game by more than one goal since September 19, has placed part of the hope in him so that the team's lack of aim, especially the forward, will be corrected with the arrival of the Brazilian attacker , who has stood out above all for his sense of smell in the area.
Barça has paid 30 million for him (which can reach 61 with all the variables). At the moment, the first disbursement is already more than a million for each of the goals he scored for Athletico Paranaense, his former team (28 in 81 games). But the truth is that in 2023 his progression has been very remarkable. In this last year, Vitor Roque scored 21 goals with his club plus another five in the South American U-20, numbers that earned him his debut with the Brazilian senior team in March.
The intention is for Triguinho – as he is nicknamed in his country – to complement Lewandowski, either as a stimulus, giving him a rest in the Cup or even, in times of need, with both of them on the pitch.
Although the Brazilian does not lack desire, he should not be burdened with excessive responsibility too soon. We must not forget that he is a year younger than Gavi and that he does not know European football, so he will have to adapt. He also has not played an official match since saying goodbye to Athletico Paranaense on December 3. But Vitor Roque is already asking for a break at Barça.
