An update on Vitor Roque’s proposed arrival at Barcelona has been given by head coach Xavi Hernández.
Naturally, the name of vocalist Roque has been prominently featured in the news in the capital of Catalunya for a considerable amount of time.
This occurs when the powerful people at Camp Nou reached a lucrative agreement with Athletico Paranaense to get the exceptional 18-year-old into the team’s offensive lineup.
According to the original terms of the contract, Roque was expected to rejoin his new colleagues in Spain the following summer after spending the rest of the season on loan at Athletico.
But since then, Deco and company have devoted numerous hours to talks in an attempt to move forward his arrival date to January.
And this evening, Xavi revealed that Roque’s move will in fact happen shortly, following mounting claims that they had finally reached an agreement based on precisely that.
Goal quotes the Blaugrana headmaster as saying, “In a statement to the media, he explained:
“He will join us after the holidays if all goes according to plan. To ensure that he comes in good shape, we are in contact with him.