After countless reports had demanded an agreement between Palmeiras, Barcelona and Real Betis to return Vitor Roque to Brazil, Betis Manager Manuel Pellegrini confirmed that a deal has been closed. The only thing that remains is that O Verdao signs all documentation before the Brazilian transfer window is closed today and announces the arrival of Roque.
Barcelona finally contacted FIFA to ensure that a deal could be closed outside the Spanish transfer window, which first required the permission of Real Betis to break the loan agreement. The reported reimbursement is € 25.5 million plus € 5 million in variables for Roque. Pellegrini explained that in recent weeks Roque's loss of protagonism was just part of the normal process for a young player.
“He stopped training because his transfer to Palmeiras seems to have been completed. I have no further comments about his departure, nor about the other 18 players who left. With the team we have tried to go as far as possible. Nothing has happened to Vitor Roque, he is 19 years old and progressed and improved in various things. It happens with many young people like Assane [Diao] or Jesus [Rodriguez]”He told Diario like.
Betis and Pellegrini were reportedly reluctant to lose the middle season of Roque, with Cedric Bakambu their only natural number nine registered for the Conference League. Barcelona, however, made it worthwhile to let the deal happen, says Sport. Los Verdiblancos does not avoid paying the rest of his salary this season, and a potential fine clause of € 1.5 million if he did not reach half of their games for 45 minutes.
Moreover, Barcelona also negotiated Betis yesterday to issue another 30% of the rights of EZBDE, so that their share was brought to 80% in total. With the initial deal for 50% worth € 7.5 million and its current market value remains € 15 million, the value of that 30% is cited as € 4.5 million.
The Blaugrana wanted to do the deal for Roque, because it enables them to go further from a player they have spent greatly to those who are no longer in their plans, without losing money. Barcelona will also retain 20% of its rights. The Catalan daily continues that the move to Palmeiras began to be discussed in mid -January, when Betis spent large on Cucho Hernandez. This was seen by the Roque camp as a clear sign that they would not perform their buy option of € 25 million on Roque, and that to find football regularly, maybe he should go somewhere else.
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