Barcelona are main the race to signal Below-20 South American Championship winner Vitor Roque from Athletico Paranaense, 90min understands.
The 17-year-old caught the attention on the Below-20 South American Championships, scoring a formidable six targets in eight appearances as a mightily proficient Brazil received the competitors in February. At membership stage with Athletico Paranaense, Vitor Roque has already scored 14 targets too.
Vitor Roque is properly often called being one of many higher ‘wonderkids’ on Soccer Supervisor 2023 as a consequence of his ruthlessness in entrance of purpose at such a young age.
The teenager’s type (in actual life…not FM23) has led to quite a few high European golf equipment taking an curiosity in signing the ahead within the close to future, with sources telling 90min that Barcelona at present lead the race for his signature.
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Chatting with the press this week, Athletico Paranaense president Celso Petraglia admitted the membership can not afford to maintain maintain of their prized asset for for much longer.
“There is a race on high of Vitor Roque,” he mentioned. “We can not afford to pay what the Europeans pay. We have already acquired calls and provides, however they did not attain our quantity. It is nonetheless a good distance off.”
In addition to Barça, Manchester United, Arsenal, West Ham United and Newcastle United are all focused on Vitor Roque.