BARCELONA, 5 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The new FC Barcelona player, the Brazilian striker Vitor Roque, assured this Friday in his presentation, hours after having already made his official debut in the LaLiga EA Sports match against UD Las Palmas (1-2 at the Gran Canaria Stadium ), that he fulfilled a childhood dream and that Xavi, his coach, told him to be calm, to play and to score, something he almost missed on two occasions.
“Xavi told me to be calm, to just play and score, too. I think it was that; and being able to score the goal,” commented the young attacker about what Xavi told him before making his debut.
Vitor Roque had two good chances, especially a very clear one-on-one against Las Palmas goalkeeper Álvaro Valles who went wide, grazing the post. High pressure, intensity and a nose for going after the ball was what he put into play in his few minutes on the pitch.
A debut that, for everything, was a “dream.” “Yesterday was a dream come true. I am very happy, too. Without a doubt, it is a dream that I had since I was a child come true,” he said.
Furthermore, despite having only been in Barcelona for a few days, he claimed to have everything he needed to be well and calm. “I'm feeling very good, everything is very good, I'm calm and it's the best possible,” he acknowledged.
The first vice president of FC Barcelona, Rafa Yuste, was in charge of welcoming the Brazilian forward at this presentation, in the absence of the president, Joan Laporta.
“I welcome Vitor on behalf of the president of the Board of Directors, this new Brazilian boy who just joined our club a few days ago. You know what Brazilian players represent for our club. They represent something that, for For me, apart from their quality, their indisputable magic, they all have it; a smile,” he said.
“A few days ago I was with them, sharing a few minutes of training, and I can assure you that Vitor Roque has what is needed in this world, which is a smile, a positive attitude and, above all, he is a family boy. “As Xavi told me yesterday, returning from Las Palmas, he is a competitive beast. You will see. He is 18 years old, but it seems that he has many more years, a lot of experience and a lot of courage,” he predicted.
“One thing that I also really liked about Vitor is his involvement in these few days that he has been at the club. Yesterday he was again at a Peñas event, which says a lot about him. He knew the reality of our club,” added Yuste .
The first vice president believes that, with Vitor Roque, joy will come to the club. “I just want to wish Vitor Roque with all my heart that he succeeds here at Barça. Vitor, welcome to your home. We wish you every success in this house. This team is a family, it is what we want to be here and have a very great union. We need this joy from Vitor so that this group is increasingly more powerful and I am convinced that we will bring many joys,” he said.
He also wanted to thank the sports director, Deco, for his success in this signing. “Beyond having been one of the best players in the history of our club, he has something that makes him different. He knows how to carry out a negotiation very well, he knows and knows the international world very well and he has great intuition, which is why refers to football. It was his idea to bring Vitor here today. Deco, thank you very much for all your work,” he dedicated to him.