The agent of FC Barcelona outcast Vitor Roque warned Xavi Hernandez to start giving the youngster … [+]
During an appearance on RAC1, the agent of FC Barcelona outcast Vitor Roque warned Xavi Hernandez to start giving the youngster minutes or lose him in a permanent transfer that he’ll force this summer.
The Brazilian was bought for a fee of $32.3 million (€30 million) last year by the Catalans, who then made sure he crossed the Atlantic at the turn of 2024 after Gavi’s season-ending ACL injury made space in the salary cap for him to be registered.
For what remained of the ongoing season, however, Vitor Roque has been used sparingly while often ending matches as an unused substitute that failed to make his Champions League debut prior to Paris Saint-Germain knocking Barca out of the elite competition’s quarterfinals.
He has amassed just 310 minutes in the league and cup, with only two starts in 13 appearances that have yielded just a pair of goals.
There have been reports that Vitor Roque will be loaned out next term, as Mundo Deportivo explained the 19-year-old has become sad to the point of crying about his plight in Catalonia.
During an appearance on RAC1, however, the striker’s agent Andre Cury threatened that he will force a permanent transfer out of the club for his client if Barca insists on a temporary assignment elsewhere.
“Everyone thinks that Vitor Roque has to get more minutes and nobody understands why the coach doesn’t give them to him,” Cury said on the radio.
He also repeated accusations anonymous sources made to Mundo Deportivo by saying: “Xavi has never spoken to the player.”
“I don’t understand this situation and I don’t think it’s good for either side. I’ve told the boy that what he has to do is work even harder and wait for the opportunity, but I’ve also watched [when there have been] games to give him minutes and prominence and thus avoid this unpleasant situation.”
The Brazil international’s predicament has forced Andre Cury to reach out to the Barca board.
“I’ve already talked to [Sporting Director] Deco,” Cury revealed.
“The boy has a contract with Barca and we chose Barca instead of other options where we could earn twice as much money. I’m sure that Vitor Roque will be a great player but if Barca don’t let him [play], the club or the coach, I don’t know what’s going on internally, [but] we’ll look for another way.”
“We don’t want a loan. If the club decides he can’t stay, he’ll be sold,” Cury boldly stated.
“There are many teams interested in Vitor Roque. If the club doesn’t give Vitor space, we’ll have to look at a solution. Either he stays or he leaves in a transfer, not a loan.
“If he goes to another team that doesn’t own him, it’s very dangerous for the boy’s career. The best thing would be to stay at Barca, but if he can’t stay we will work for a transfer.”
Questioning Xavi’s management, Cury said: “It doesn’t make sense to sign a Brazil international, bring him here, put him in to play almost on the first day, then in another game and then no more.
“Then he scores two goals and disappears. Everyone saw that against PSG that Barça needed a goal and he could be the other ‘9’. It’s clear that in many games the team needs legs up front to press… But if Xavi doesn’t see it that way, then patience,” Cury concluded.
