Transfer Rumour Vitor Roque

[Tony’s Carp]

First touch can be worked on but that must have been humiliating

I mean, an 18 year old kid leaving his home country, travelling across the world to one of the biggest and most intimidating clubs on the planet could maybe be forgiven for struggling a bit on his first day rather than written off as a dud. Sounds like a really supportive environment.

 

[Zatara]

A big amount of the fee was based on add ons etc.

Also Textor has said he wants to bring Botafogo players over if he buys the club.

Big attraction to have Vitor Roque here.

 

[Victus]

They make us look well run and sane

They definitely do not.

 

[diggerdestroyer]

They make us look well run and sane

There isn't a club professional or amature on planet earth that could make us look well run and sane

 

[Rich1878]

the last brazilian with the name roque was absolutly shocking

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Was he wearing a Castore shirt?

 

[JP5]

No chance on lots of different levels.

 

[Tony’s Carp]

A big amount of the fee was based on add ons etc.

Also Textor has said he wants to bring Botafogo players over if he buys the club.

Big attraction to have Vitor Roque here.

You’ve made two absolutely massive leaps there.

 

[carolinablue232]

Xavi doesn't rate Roque even as back up. Allegedly.

Xavi ain’t managing Barcelona anymore

 

[Milkman]

You’ve made two absolutely massive leaps there.

Not Zat, surely?

 

[Zatara]

You’ve made two absolutely massive leaps there.

You mean, two factual statements.

 

[Lapeno77]

Was he wearing a Castore shirt?

Nah, just had a bit of a run in with a very angry Scotsman

 

[goldfinchmule]

First touch can be worked on but that must have been humiliating

Someone let Doucoure know ffs.

 

[bluestevon]

At a heavy loss too. Alarm bells.

I guess the only thing with this is they are so financially crippled they don’t have time to nurture someone who needs time, they just need to get any money they can in the door. But it’s kinda scary they’ve made such a quick, unfavourable assessment of him.

He struggled to adapt to the Barca tika taka system in training apparently.

Also remember that the addons the agreed too are an extra 40m euros.

So they're cutting their loss before they kick in.

Arteta btw didn't cut the mustard as a teenager as Barca either - he came up through their academy.

 

[barneygumble]

Researched him...

This was first search which came up.

 

[bluestevon]

I mean, an 18 year old kid leaving his home country, travelling across the world to one of the biggest and most intimidating clubs on the planet could maybe be forgiven for struggling a bit on his first day rather than written off as a dud. Sounds like a really supportive environment.

Also remember, he was supposed to arrive in the summer, Barca had a season ending injury and decided short notice to advance the transfer to January, so no pre season and arrived midway through the season in Spain -the Brazil league ends in December also