Vitor Roque’s agent confident striker will move to Barcelona in January: “Everything has been agreed”

Speaking to RAC1, Andre Cury, the agent of soon-to-be Barcelona player Vitor Roque, has expressed confidence that the Brazilian will move to Catalonia in January.

Barcelona secured the signing of Roque during the summer transfer window, agreeing a deal worth €30 million plus €31 million in variables with Athletico Paranaense.

However, it was agreed that the 18-year-old would remain in Brazil until 2024 as the Catalans had been dealing with Financial Fair Play issues which would have led to registration issues.

With the January transfer window less than three months away, there has been chatter of Roque arriving in Barça in the winter, although the FFP concerns continue to exist.

Roque will move to Barcelona in January

Despite the lingering worries due to the FFP and salary cap limitations, Andre Cury insisted that Vitor Roque will make his way to Barcelona in January.

The agent admitted that everything has been agreed with Athletico Paranaense and that the teenage wonderkid will be in Europe come 2024.

“The idea of ​​the player and Barça is that he comes in January, everything has been agreed with Paranaense,” he said, as quoted by Mundo Deportivo.

Roque is currently out on the sidelines due to an ankle injury. It was initially anticipated that he could be out for close to three months, but Cury insisted that the youngster could be back in training in four weeks.

“He is recovering very well. We believe that in four weeks, at most, he can be ready,” he stated.

Xavi pushing for Roque’s arrival

As mentioned earlier, Barcelona are not completely in the clear as far as the FFP issues are concerned and will need to move things around to incorporate Roque in January.

But manager Xavi Hernandez is insistent on having the 18-year-old at the club for the second half of the season and is pushing the administration to make it happen.

Given Robert Lewandowski’s age, recent injury, and the fixture pile-up, Xavi wants to have another natural striker in his ranks and it seems like he will get his wishes come January.