Vitor Roque will be able to make his debut tomorrow in Las Palmas. The Brazilian forward had traveled with his new team waiting to receive the OK from LaLiga to be able to play. Shortly after nine at night, FC Barcelona received the good news and the footballer is already registered by LaLiga. The Blaugrana club announced the news on their social networks by posting a photograph of the footballer, who will wear number 19.
Xavi Hernández had already included him in his call-up and had taken him to the Canary Islands on the flight that left this afternoon for Las Palmas. There was no doubt in the Catalan club that they would receive permission from LaLiga to register him. “The registration process is missing. I’m counting on him, he will be on the squad list and we hope he is available. I guess it’s a matter of hours,” said the coach at the press conference this afternoon.
An operation that has only been possible after Gavi’s serious knee injury. An assumption that is included in the regulations and that allows Barça to take advantage of 80% of the cost of the player who is injured and thanks to which it has been able to bring forward the arrival of Vitor Roque by a few months.
This is, therefore, a provisional situation. Once the season ends, on June 30, Barça must formalize his signing, complying with all the rules regarding salary limits with his new contract, which will bind him to Barça for the next six years. If the Catalan club does not manage to generate the registration capacity, he will not be able to be registered and would be left out of the squad.
Vitor Roque is ready to make his debut tomorrow (9pm) in Las Palmas, although Xavi Hernández asks to go “little by little” with the young Brazilian: “He is an 18-year-old boy, we cannot burden him with too much responsibility. He needs time to adapt “But I see him prepared. He has taken care of himself physically. He comes with desire and enthusiasm, he has adapted quickly to the group. Raphinha has acted as his guide and Araujo also speaks Portuguese.”
In addition to Roque, the other novelty on the list regarding the Barça team’s last official match, the victory on December 20 against Almería (3-2), is the return of Frenkie de Jong after serving a suspension match.
Cancelo, Balde, Araujo, Ferran, Lewandowski, Raphinha, Iñaki Peña, Joao Felix, Christensen, Oriol Romeu, Vitor Roque, Sergi Roberto, De Jong, Gündogan, Koundé, Astralaga, Lamine Yamal, Kochen, Fermin, Cubarsi and Hector Fort.