Barcelona reject offer and decide Vitor Roque future

Barcelona have decided to allow Brazilian forward Vitor Roque to leave on loan this summer, despite an offer for a permanent sale from Sporting CP. The 19-year-old is expected to play for Real Betis next season.

According to Marca, Barcelona have rejected Sporting’s offer, and are finalising the details of a deal with Betis. During the last few weeks there has been an intense internal debate over whether to allow him to leave on loan, and risk his value dropping more, or try to sell him this summer. The flipside clearly being that Roque could raise his cachet on loan, or show that Barcelona had been short-sighted with a sale.