Barcelona set deadline to make a decision on teenage wonderkid’s arrival in January

Barcelona are working hard to incorporate 18-year-old wonderkid Vitor Roque into their squad during the summer transfer window.

The Blaugrana signed Roque from Athletico Paranaense during the summer transfer window in a deal worth €30 million plus €31 million in variables.

But, the teenager was not brought in during the summer as Financial Fair Play issues meant that his registration would have been impossible.

But the Catalans have been working with the idea of bringing Roque into the fold during the winter transfer window although FFP issues will pose a challenge.

Deadline set to make a decision on Roque’s arrival

Now, according to SPORT, Barcelona have set a deadline to make a final decision on whether Vitor Roque will be arriving during the January transfer window or not.

The club have already told the player that they want to sign him now, but they have not given him the certainty that this will be the case. Barcelona and the player talk constantly and have set a deadline of November 15 to make a final decision.

Manager Xavi Hernandez is putting pressure on the Catalans to get Roque, who could be key in the second half of the season. Everything possible will be done to sign the Brazilian now.

Nut there is no more salary margin left to bring in players. The two ways to sign Roque are to sell players – something that is not considered – or to increase income.

Barça are not ruling out the possibility of a downward renewal for a player to make room for Roque.

Meeting with La Liga

Barcelona are planning to hold a meeting with La Liga to discuss the arrival of Vitor Roque and present a plan to allow him to be registered until June 30, bearing in mind that the player’s salary in his first six months is very low.

For now, the Blaugrana do not have the OK from La Liga. The final negotiation will take place at the beginning of November and Barça have committed to making a decision on his registration on or before the 15th.

Sporting director Deco is going to take a direct part in the negotiations with La Liga, aware of how difficult it will be to sign him.

Plans for Roque

In the event that he is able to play for Barça from January, Roque will only have a week’s holiday after finishing the championship with Athletico Paranaense and will join in mid-December to start training with the first team under Xavi.

If Barça find it difficult to register him, the player will remain in Brazil to continue with Paranaense.

There is no option for the 18-year-old to come to Europe for six months to play with a Spanish team to acclimatise to European football.