Barcelona ace looking forward to joining forces with January arrival: “They say he’s going to be top”

Barcelona forward Joao Felix has said that everyone in the team is waiting for Vitor Roque to arrive.

Speaking in an interview with ESPN (h/t Actualite Barça) the Portuguese forward admitted that although he hasn’t been able to watch Roque in action, given the odd timings, he has heard a lot of good things about him.

“Brazil matches are late here. I ask around and they always speak very highly of him, they say he’s going to be a top player. We’re waiting for him and we’ll be delighted to welcome him,” said Felix.

What’s the latest with Roque?

As of today, Barcelona are keenly working on the prospect of bringing Roque in January, but a lot depends on the finances.

As reported earlier, Barcelona have already informed La Liga about their decision to bring the forward in January. As such, the team has decided to take advantage of the salary cap that has been earned via Gavi’s season-ending injury.

Furthermore, the team from Catalonia are also expecting Roque to join his new teammates at the club on December 28.

The young forward is slated to arrive in Barcelona on December 27 and a day later, when the players resume training after the holidays, he will start working under the orders of Xavi.

Special game demands special preparation

Meanwhile, Felix is all set to face his parent club Atletico Madrid as Barcelona host Diego Simeone’s men for a La Liga game on Sunday.

Speaking ahead of the game, he admitted that he prefers the playing style of Barcelona over Atletico Madrid. In fact, he also said that even Atletico Madrid player players would like to play more like Barcelona it is just that they don’t say it out loud.

“For sure [I prefer] this style [at Barcelona] — me and every player. If you ask every player, if you ask the players from Atlético, too, they would prefer to play more time on the attack, for sure. If they don’t answer that, they are lying.

“Of course, every player wants to attack, wants to have the ball and to score goals,” he said.