Vitor Roque names Barcelona icon, Man City goal-machine as his role models

Soon-to-be Barcelona forward Vitor Roque has named former Blaugrana superstar Neymar and Manchester City hitman Erling Haaland as two players he considers his role models.

The 18-year-old granted an in-depth interview to Mundo Deportivo during the ongoing international during which he discussed matters ranging from his injury to his possible arrival in Barcelona in January.

The 18-year-old striker signed for Barça from Athletico Paranaense in the summer but stayed in Brazil due to the club’s Financial Fair Play situation.

The Catalans are working on his arrival in the upcoming January transfer window, although nothing is certain yet due to the club’s delicate economic situation.

As part of the interview with MD, Roque was asked to name a current footballer he looked up to and idolised, and the teenage wonderkid selected Man City superstar Erling Haaland.

It is only natural for Roque, a centre-forward, to look up to one of the most lethal and natural goalscorers in the game currently, with Haaland having firmly established himself as one of the best strikers in Europe currently, leading Man City to a treble in his debut season.

Roque was also asked to name the player who he used to idolise growing up, and the 18-year-old’s response was not a surprise at all, as he chose former Barcelona superstar and his compatriot, Neymar.

The teenage forward would have been younger than ten years when Neymar moved to Barcelona back in 2018. The current Al-Hilal footballer is someone that all young players coming through Brazil look up to and Roque, too, saw him as a role model growing up.