Xavi explains Vitor Roque’s situation:

Xavi Hernández appeared this Wednesday at the press conference prior to the League match between FC Barcelona and Almería. One of the current names in Can Barça is Vitor Roque and the Barça coach has spoken about the forward’s situation.

“The intention was not for Vitor Roque to come in January. The plan was for him to stay there and continue growing. The option opened up with the injuries of Gavi and Balde. For their training, we believed it was the best. There is a debate that, For me, it doesn’t make sense. He is a player in training. There are footballers who are ahead of him, that’s how I understand it. He has spent his entire life with young footballers, Xavi said.

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And let us remember that Barcelona signed Vitor Roque already in 2023 but he was scheduled to join the Barça discipline in June 2024. However, his arrival was ahead of the winter market, but so far his stay at Barcelona has not It has been as I expected.

The Brazilian has barely entered Xavi’s plans. He has played a total of 310 minutes spread over 13 games, in which he has scored two goals. The coach considers that the Brazilian is not yet ready to play for Barcelona and that is why he has not counted on him.

And for next season, neither Xavi nor the sports management have the player so it is most likely that he will leave in the summer, although we will have to see the conditions.

The situation of Barcelona and Real Madrid

In addition to the topic of Vitor Roque, Xavi has also been asked about the level of competitiveness of the team and the comparison with Real Madrid for the new season

“Last year we were very solvent, perhaps without playing our best football. This year we have played better and we have competed worse. We have to play better, but above all compete better.”

“I think that the culé must understand that the situation is very difficult, especially on an economic level. The economic situation has nothing to do with what it was 25 years ago, when a coach arrived and said: ‘I love this one, this one and “The Barcelona fan has to understand it and we are going to adjust to that. That doesn’t mean that we don’t try to compete, but that is the reality,” he said.