Barcelona opted to release Vitor Roque from the team before the start of the 2024/2025 season, allowing him to join Real Betis on loan.
The Brazilian representative spent some very difficult months at Barcelona and his position changed radically with the club considering offers for his sale.
The decision to send him on loan to one of the rivals in the league was made with the intention of them monitoring his progress from afar with the possibility of extending the agreement for the 2025/2026 season.
After a rocky relationship with former Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez, who has been cited as the source of his frustration, the player’s agent, Andre Cury, hinted that Xavi was the reason for his departure, despite himself has left
“Having some space under Xavi’s orders, he needed to try some other systems. He was not happy at Barcelona under these conditions.”
“Flick suggested that he stay, but Vitor decided that he wants to play continuously. He is very happy at Betis. His goal is to score 20 goals here.”
“We talked with Fiorentina, there was also interest from Lazio and Inter, but no offer was made for the club or the player,” said Cury for Diario AS.
Vitor Roque found his first goal for Real Betis in their first La Liga win of the season with a late goal in a 2-0 home win over Leganes./Football Match Up/
