The agent of future Barcelona striker Vitor Roque has confirmed the plan stays for the 18-year-old to finish his transfer in January.
Barcelona struck a deal value as much as £52m to signal Roque through the summer time, however there has lengthy been hypothesis over when he would truly make the transfer to Catalonia as Barcelona’s wage cap has impacted their means to signal new gamers.
Nonetheless, based on agent Andre Cury, everybody concerned continues to be working in the direction of a January switch for Roque.
“Our concept, that of the participant and that of Barca, is for the participant to affix in January,” he advised RAC1. “With Athletico Paranaense it’s also agreed that method. We solely ponder this situation.”
Regardless of Cury’s confidence, Barcelona vice-president Eduard Romeu admitted there may be nonetheless work to be executed if Roque is to be registered in January.
“Participant registration is a technical problem,” he advised L’Esportiu. “Now we have two home windows, one in winter and one in summer time, and we make each effort if the technical staff asks us to. In two years, we have now not failed, and we’ll do what we have now to do to please the technical staff.
“I do not know if [Roque] will are available in January. If the technical staff tells us that he should be included, we’ll make an effort as at all times.
“What is evident is that, for him to affix, he should meet Truthful Play and for him to fulfill Truthful Play, you possibly can solely release wage or promote a participant. At present, we aren’t on the 1:1 regulation.”
Cury additionally supplied a constructive replace on Roque’s health. {The teenager} striker was stretchered off throughout a sport final month and preliminary stories recommended he may very well be set for round three months on the sidelines.
“Vitor Roque is recovering very properly,” he revealed. “We imagine that in 4 weeks, at most, he will be prepared.”
