the second most expensive in the history of Brazilian football!

Barcelona and Athletico-PR reached a final agreement on the sale of 18-year-old prospect Vitor Roque to the Spanish club. The values ​​involving the negotiation reach 74 million Euros, adding the fixed amount, bonuses and taxes, and it becomes the second most expensive signing in Brazilian football, second only to the sale of Neymar to Barcelona. The information is from Globo Esporte.

The soap opera between Barcelona and the player Vitor Roque extends from last year, however, in this transfer window the player was probed by other major European clubs, such as Manchester United, PSG and Tottenham, increasing the amounts involved and the urgency for part of the Spanish club. Vitor Roque now joins other big names in Brazilian football wearing the Barcelona jersey.

In a negotiation between Alexandre Mattos, Athletico-PR executive, and Deco, Barcelona’s sporting director, the values ​​are € 40 million fixed, € 21 million in bonuses, which involves goals for goals, matches and even if the player wins Golden Ball, plus € 13 million in taxes, in all the negotiation is around 400 Million Reais. The player will leave Athletico-PR only in January 2024 and will have a contract until 2029 for Barcelona.

_{Vitor Roque playing for Athletico-PR (Photo: reproduction/Instagram/@vitor_roque9)}

For the player’s manager, André Cury, the sale of Vitor Roque is the most expensive in the history of Brazilian football, considering that Athletico-PR still owns 20% of the player’s transfer and the controversy surrounding the sale of Neymar to Barcelona in 2013. The businessman was also involved in the negotiation between Neymar and the Spanish club.

Vitor Roque began his career at América-MG, where he soon caught the attention of other clubs. In 2019, aged just 14, the player was signed by Cruzeiro, where he made his professional debut in 2021. In the same year, Athletico-PR paid the termination fine of 24 million Reais. Vitor Roque has played 77 games, with 28 goals and 10 assists.

Featured Photo: Vitor Roque. Playback/Instagram/@vitor_roque9