Hansi Flick to offer a fresh start to talented young striker
- Hansi Flick to assess Vitor Roque in preseason to decide upon the youngster.
- The Brazilian striker has the chance to put his Barcelona career on track.
Vitor Roque arrived at FC Barcelona in January 2024 with huge fanfare and excitement around him. Coming on as a substitute: the 19-year-old started his Barca career in a 2-1 win against Las Palmas in January.
Roque's Barca career under Xavi
In his fourth game as a substitute, Roque announced his arrival with a match-winning goal in a 1-0 win against Osasuna on 31 January. The next game, he scored again as a super sub in a 3-1 win against Alaves.
Barcelona thought they had a generational talent on their hands. However, fast forward to July, and there is uncertainty regarding the Brazilian's future at the club. On top of that, Roque wasn't included in the Brazil squad for the Copa America 2024 as well.
Lack of trust from Xavi's side and Vitor's inability to score more goals towards the end of the season saw him spend a lot of time off the pitch. In his first six months, the youngster has only started two games from fourteen appearances for the Catalan club.
Preseason presents Vitor Roque an opportunity
With the preseason training starting on 10 July, there is hope for Vitor to take his Barcelona career on track. With Xavi gone and Hansi Flick arriving to replace him, it's a fresh start again for Roque under the German manager.
On top of that, the departures of Joao Felix and academy striker Marc Guiu now make Vitor Lewandowski's backup in the squad. Also, with players like Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres, and Fermin Lopez, who will likely join the team in the closing stretch of the preseason, there is around a month for Vitor Roque to show his capabilities to Flick to get more game time or even start a lot of games this season.
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From Barcelona's point of view, they have invested €31M in the talented youngster, which could rise to €61M, and want him to be given another chance under Flick with the hope that the 19-year-old will become a great striker for the club in the next few years.
Alongside him, the club places a lot of faith in the young Lamine Yamal and hopes to unite him with Nico Williams at Barcelona to secure a world-class attack for the next decade.
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