Barcelona seems prepared to wash their hands of Vitor Roque sooner or later. The Brazilian attracted a lot of fuss last winter after the Blaugrana spent €30 million to sign Robert Lewandowski's successor, which they had hoped to do, but things did not go to plan.
He has since been loaned out to Real Betis after Hansi Flick decided he would be happier elsewhere, with Roque regularly delving into all the problems he faced at Barcelona. Los Verdiblancos have an option to buy 80% of his rights for 25 million euros at the end of this season, or 27.5 million euros next summer. Roque currently has 5 goals and 1 assist in 19 appearances.
According to Sport, there is no chance of him returning to Barcelona. His time at the club is over, even if he performs well, even if they hope to have an alternative to Robert Lewandowski next season to ease the pressure on the 36-year-old. However, they will be hoping that one of Pau Victor or Ferran Torres will become that alternative source of goals this season, which would mean they don't have to go to the transfer market.
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