Vitor Roque turned down an offer from City because of his dream of playing for Barça

During the last weeks of the year 2023 the FC Barcelona lost the 'war' with the Manchester City by Claudio Echeverri. The Argentinian forward had announced during December that would not renew his agreement with River Plate, remaining smart to give the jump to Europe in this new year and expecting by some club 'top' that it could pay his clause of 25 million euros. The team culé was more than interested in executing the operation, but his problems of mass salarial did not allow him advance too much and the 'Diablito' did not expect. Something that yes did Vitor Roque.

The Brazilian is surely the most recent example that the wish of a player can be the sufficiently strong so that several parts can arrive to an agreement and finish making this dream that existed previously, even refusing million euros in half. Like this they aimed it in the program 'Onze' of 'Esport3', signalling that the City tried to achieve the signing of Vitor Roque at all costs before it signed by the Barça.

Vitor Roque Did not bother in following listening millionaire figures

However, the forward refused the offer of the valid champion of the Champions League since his only aim was can fichar by the Barcelona club. The quoted information even signalled that the English would have offered much more money to Roque to convince it and did not give result, leaving clear that his sportive and sentimental aims always were more important.

The Barça finally could act of the way that the '9' expected

In that moment, and similar to what sucede in the actuality with Estevao, player of the Palmeiras, the goleador Brazilian left his "no" to the City to be able to centre in keeping growing like footballer, but besides can deliver time to a Barça that finally took advantage of the arrival of Deco to the sportive direction to move index card. The Catalan group finished agreeing his signing by 30 million fixed euros more other 31 in variables, showing his confidence in short, average and long term in Vitor Roque.