The 19-year-old signed for the La Liga giants from Brazilian outfit Athletico Paranaense during the 2023 summer transfer window and linked up with their squad at the start of January.Roque endured a rough few months at the end of the 2023/24 campaign as he only made two La Liga starts forEarlier this month, Roque’s agent – Andre Cury – insisted his client “has to have more minutes” and recently departed head coach Xavi has opted against allowing him more opportunities to shine.
“He is very strong mentally and physically, and has a bit of enthusiasm to show that because in the club and the press there is a lot of nonsense being talked about. Xavi has since suggested that he did not want Roque to join Barcelona until this summer, but this claim has been refuted by Cury.