The Barcelona star Raphinha has revealed the extent of Vitor Roques fighting in Catalonia and revealed that the young striker even got into tears at the end of one of Hansi Flick’s training sessions.
After Real Madrid tested the Brazilian market for great success, Barca chose his own Samba hotthot in 2023 and agreed to a 40 million. -Euro contract with Athletico Paranaense for the teenager Roque.
The 18-year-old joined the club at the beginning of 2024, but had a name for himself-a turbulent time for Barcelona in his first six months in Catalonia at the end of Xavi Hernandez ‘Manager-At time.
Before the appointment, Roque scored two goals in 14 La Liga appearances, and there was a lot of speculation about the future of the player in summer. Such a discourse, Raphinha unveiled Isabela PagliariWeighed strongly on Roque.
“There was a training session in which vitor is very angry about this situation of ‘Go, not left’, ‘stay, not stay’, some told him that he should stay, others, they should worry,” said the Barca wing player.
Flick apparently had little to tell about Roques future, and Raphinha added that the new manager “went to the board to inform himself about the situation of Vitor”, and dealt with the teenager after having broken out in tears.
“There was a training session in which he made many stupid mistakes. He ended the first part of the session and broke out in tears. Then the coach called me to help him translate, he asked me what happened and Vitor could not even speak. He said to me:” Ask him whether he wanted to go “, and Vitor said:” Yes “.
A sympathetic film was supposedly interested in keeping Roque for the season, and the German told Raphhinha that he “counted” the young striker, but instead he was borrowed to Real Betis, where he had scored seven times in 33 appearances and has since returned to Brazil. Palmeiras signed the 20-year-old in February before the World Club Championship this summer for 25 million euros.
After an unforgettable stay in Spain, in which Roque separated from his wife, there is hope that the Brazilian can bring his career back on the right track in a familiar environment. At the weekend he scored his first goal in his home country against Vasco da Gama, and Roques advisor Andre Cury already insisted in March that Roque Barcelona left without resentment.
“Vitor Roque does not leave Barca with a bad feeling. I think he could return to Barca in a few years,” said Cury.