Athletico sells Vitor Roque to Barcelona in the second biggest deal in history

Negotiation for the sale of Vitor Roque for the athletic to the barcelona he just hopes that Hurricane will return the signed contract to the Spanish club. The deal, completed at the home of 74 million euros (about BRL 395 million at current exchange rates)and the second largest in the history of Brazilian footballjust behind Neymaralso loaned to Barça, for 88 million euros in 2013.

Even traded, Vitor Roque will remain in Baixada until at least the end of the 2023 season. There is also the chance of leaving Curitiba only in June 2024. Everything depends on Barcelona’s adjustments to the financial fair play of the Spanish League. The club agreed a contract with the Brazilian for six years (June 2029) and a termination fine in the range of 1 billion euros.

The understanding between Brazilians and Spaniards, which began at the end of 2022, had an outcome that surpassed the initial proposal. Initially, Barcelona would pay approximately 40 million euros (R$ 213 million) by the 18-year-old striker. However, pressured by the interest of other clubs, willing to spend more, the Catalan team agreed to reach 74 million euros, divided into fixed payment, bonuses, taxes and fees.

Rubro-Negro will receive from Barcelonistas 40 million (BRL 213 million) for the 85% of the economic rights it holds from the player from Minas Gerais, the other 15% belong to América-MG. Hurricane still combined gains of 20% in a possible sale of Vitor Roque by the Catalans.

It is also in the contract billing in goals reached by the player in the amount of 21 million euros (R$ 112 million). Finally, taxes and fees for the transaction will be borne by Barça, in an amount that can reach 13 million euros (R$ 69 million). The details were disclosed by GE’s Nadja’s Blog.

Vitor Roque was acquired by Athletico from Cruzeiro, for R$ 24 million, in April 2022. Thus, Hurricane should “profit” almost BRL 370 million in just over a year. With the Rubro-Negra shirt, the striker has 65 games and 22 goals scored. In Curitiba, he obtained his first call-up to the main Brazilian national teamin March of this year, after several passages through the youth national teams.

With the agreement, the negotiation of Vitor Roque, for 74 million euros, is inscribed among the five biggest in the history of Brazilian football, in second place. The biggest sale is still Neymar, from Santos to Barcelona, ​​for 88 million euros, in 2013. In third, Endrick, from Palmeiras to Real Madrid, in 2022, for 72 million euros. Rodrygo, from Santos to Barcelona, ​​in 2017, was around 45 million euros. And Vini Jr., from Flamengo to Real Madrid, in 2018, in the same range of 45 million euros.