Vitor Roque in training with Barça

XAVI FORMALLY WELCOME THE '9'

Vitor Roque, protagonist in Xavi's first talk after the Christmas holidays

Published:30/12/2023 - 18:42h

Updated:30/12/2023 - 18:42h

Xavi Hernández led the first locker room talk after the Christmas break on Friday, on a day marked by the arrival of Vitor Roque. The man from Egarense was in charge of formally welcoming 'Tigrinho' and the new Barça delegate, Toni Alonso

Calendar of FC Barcelona

The turn to the work of the FC Barcelona the Friday was marked by the debut of Vitor Roque like Barcelona player to all the effects. Xavi Hernández commissioned to direct the first technical talk after the stop navideño, focused in giving the welcome formal to 'Tigrinho' to the first team, in addition to presenting to the new delegate of the club for what subtracts of season. Toni Alonso.

In this sense, the Barça received to his first reinforcements of the 2024 to look for go out of the crisis. The Brazilian forward of 18 years arrives to give a hand in attack in front of the fault of goal, whereas Alonso goes up of the Barça Atlètic like delegate to help to Carles Naval. After 32 years of work intachable in the filial. The sportive vice-president, Rafael Yuste, also headed to the presents by the same reason, with special dedicatoria to Roque by his arrival to Barcelona.

'Tigrinho' Advanced his pertinent arrival of the Athletico Paranaense once culminated the season of the Brasileirao. For the group 'rojinegro', the '9' will be a sensitive drop that, for the moment, does not have fixed replacement. In the case of Toni Alonso, the attendant to replace him in the Barça Atlètic will be the until the past week trainer of goalkeepers, Carles Busquets, the one who to his time leaves his work to Unai Alba, recently arrived of Valencia Mestalla.

In Brazil already compare to Vitor Roque with Ronado Nazario

After his arrival to the Barça, Alexandre Mattos, ex sportive director of the Athletico Paranaense, did not doubt in comparing to 'Tigrinho' with a Brazilian legend to describe his talent. "Vitor Roque Seems a lot to Ronaldo Nazario. It is explosive, has power, capacity to mark goals and has all the necessary conditions to be one of the best forwards of the world", affirmed in the program 'You Diràs' of 'RAC1'.

Besides, the ex director of the group of Curitiba added: "Always it is in good position to mark and is dangerous by his speed. It is very strong mentally and is totally prepared to play in the Barça". In his first training, Vitor already left a sample of his talent with a golazo. In spite of his age (18 years), the club trusts the '9' to turn into the leading centre of the future in the first team.

Next match of FC Barcelona

La Liga | Jornada 38
Sevilla
FC Barcelona

Sevilla - FC Barcelona

Sunday, 26 of May of 2024 21:00h
Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
Buy tickets
Calendar FC Barcelona
Today highlights

Most read