Vitor Roque, an 18-year-old forward who Barcelona has signed until 2031, made his official debut with the Barça team in the difficult 1-2 victory against Las Palmas in LaLiga EA Sports. 'Tigrinho', who just 24 hours before received approval from LaLiga to be registered and who has been training for six times with Barça, took the field in the 78th minute with the score at 1-1, replacing Ferran Torres.
The Brazilian forward, for whom Barcelona has to pay 31 million for the transfer and another 31 million in variables and has a termination clause of 500 million euros, enjoyed several occasions in which he could have debuted as a Barça scorer, especially one in which he finished completely alone in front of the goalkeeper and sent the ball wide.
Regarding Vitor Roque's debut, his teammate Ferran Torres declared after the game that "the more competition, the better for the team and also on an individual level; we are six players up, anyone can play and we have to be prepared." Vitor Roque is experiencing the official presentation of him as a new signing for FC Barcelona on January 5, the eve of Three Kings' Day.
Hours after making his debut in the League playing the last minutes of the match in Las Palmas, resolved with a culé victory 'in extremis', the 18-year-old Brazilian scorer stars in his first official act with the presence of vice president Rafael Yuste and sports director Deco as the highest representation of the club. President Joan Laporta is not at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper due to personal matters, as MD learned.
The official presentation
Laporta was also not present on Thursday in Las Palmas in the match that opened the calendar year 2024. The last public appearance of the Barça president was his trip to Dubai at the end of the year to find new sources of income in search of solutions and alternatives after the non-payment of Libero's €40 million for 10% of Barça Vision.
