Barcelona supervisor Xavi has admitted a choice on Vitor Roque’s future on the membership shall be made this summer season.
The Brazilian’s agent lately warned Xavi that he should discover extra minutes for Roque or a everlasting exit from Barcelona shall be pursued, rejecting studies that the 19-year-old may depart on mortgage for the 2024/25 season.
Within the sport that adopted the specter of Roque’s agent, Monday’s 2-0 win over Actual Sociedad, Xavi as soon as once more declined to offer any minutes to the teen.
“He suffered a extreme blow to his ankle and was in bother,” Xavi defined after the sport. “He could not even heat up.”
Pressed on the feedback from Roque’s agent, Xavi added: “I do not reply to participant brokers. We’ll make selections on the finish of the season and internally.
“There’s competitors for minutes at Barca. Because the coach, I see it that there are gamers in higher situation to take part and nothing extra. [Roque] is younger, competing with nice gamers.”
In response to SPORT, Barcelona haven’t but communicated any resolution to Roque’s representatives, who stay adamant that they may depart Catalonia completely this summer season if there may be not a major enhance in Roque’s minutes.
Since becoming a member of in January, Roque has performed simply 310 minutes throughout 13 appearances, the final of which got here on April 13.
Quite a few studies in Spain declare that Xavi merely doesn’t consider Roque is nice sufficient to assist the staff on the minute, though Barcelona haven’t but given up on his long-term potential.
Nevertheless, Roque’s entourage should not ready to spend extra time on the fringes of the staff and can search for a everlasting exit this summer season if vital, though the ultimate resolution stays with Barcelona because the younger striker nonetheless has a whopping seven years left to run on his contract.
