It’s not been the best of seasons for either Barcelona or Atletico Madrid, and so the summer transfer market represents an ideal moment for the Spanish giants to take stock and seen what talent is available to strengthen their respective squads.
The Catalans, after winning the league last season, were a shadow of themselves for the majority of the 2023/24 campaign, and currently find themselves a whopping 17 points behind champions Real Madrid, with three games left to play.
Vitor Roque/Joao Felix swap deal mooted
Atleti are six points further back and have flattered to deceive for large parts of the season too.
Joao Felix was loaned to Barca by the Rojiblancos and has scored some vital goals this season, not least in both games against his parent club.
However, the Portuguese lacks consistency and can often find himself sat on the bench, even in the big games.
He’s been regularly joined there by winter signing, Vitor Roque, who has barely made an impression since signing.
‘Tigrinho’ as he was known in Brazil, hasn’t really been given much of a chance to impress by Xavi, though when he has been let loose he has been disappointing.
According to Fichajes, the chance of a swap deal between the pair therefore exists, and it would mean that Atleti finally rid themselves of Joao Felix, whilst Barca can write off what was clearly a transfer mistake by them.
It isn’t clear who will have to carry the can for bringing the teenager to Catalonia, though apportioning blame is likely to be a futile exercise too.
What’s done is done, and the hope is that both clubs can still make the best of transfer scenarios that they probably didn’t expect.
Hmm this isn’t good for barca fans especially me roque is a young player lack of playing make him what is be like that to me not someone else
Hmmmnm!!! For me I feel bad and disappointing as regards Victor Roque situation. This is because he is still very young and need to grow gradually. Xavi should have given him enough time at least two seasons before complaining about him. Just like I do say Xavi as a coach need time as a young coach to understand the nitty gritty of the coaching world. Selling Victor Roque to me will hunt Barca in the future. I wish Victor, Xavi and Barca the very best of luck. Visca.
Am not just happy with the way he was treated, xavi should stop is tribalism style if he want to achieve anything
Xavi is not been fair to the Brazilian Tiger.Xavi needed him that’s why he went for him, so he could have given him more chance as a youngster like how he did to Pau Cubarsi
Xavi is racist. He got rid of Ansu and kept a useless Torres. Now he is treating Vitor like shit. Xavi should go. Vitor has never been given enough time on the field, the writer is unfair to say he has disappointing, what can any player do in cameo appearances. I was happy when he said he is going and now I’m sad he is not. Barca is going to be trophy less again next season under Xavi, he has no clue what is doing.
Xavi is so tribalistic and lack the ability to coach Barcelona
Hell Noooo xavi out please
That’s is shear madness if barca swap Victor Roque for Felix. At least Victor could press Fleix gives a good performance every 5 matches. Xavi would be viewed as the dumbest coach ever .
To be honest i thinking loaning victor roque out or selling player like him is not the best thing for a team like barca…how do you want him to improve when the head coach didn’t give him playing time,barca has a lot of work to do…let them sell all the future player finish and see what’ll happen to them,i think barca need young and talented player to complete with real madrid,if not to defeat a strong team like real madrid will be hard for them…Barca till i die
It’s really bad. Victor Roque has a lot of energy and strength to compete. Although I’m a fan of Joao, I strongly see this as a wrong move. Why not Ferran swap for Felix rather?
Xavi loves his Ferran to the moon and back! So he eont touch him, sadly
Xavi is crazy man
v. Roque is so good player and
Xavi is so POOR coach!
I do not enjoy watching BARCA how long is this guy
its coach !!!
Milions regrets for Roque & I wish him all the best in
his future team!!!
Xavi !!!Respect Victor please!!!
Realy realy said You guys do NOT help Roque at all!!!
He is a fine scorer (from the box) !!!
Cavi!!! Why You don’t take advantage of this Gold boy??!!!
Deeply regrets !!!
I didn’t understand how Laporta and Deco not seeing the obvious. Xavi was brilliant player, but he is mediocre coach. He is not for Barca! Period! We don’t want to have another season like that and then Laporte and Deco to open finally their eyes.
Xavi Hernandez is too tribalistic to coach a team like Barcelona with so much inexperience
Xavi should not let Victor go and he(Xavi) is a selfish person, he only uses Spanish players how can he get good results at all times? Take a look at other clubs like Real Madrid, Girona, Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal Bayern Munich, Dortmund and others that progres, their Coaches are not even from those countries and they are doing well because they don’t consider tribalism.So if I will suggest A different Coach from a different country should be employed. Thank you
I totally agree with you bro, Xavi is a racist and should leave for another coach from outside Spain to take over
Simply answer. The Victor Roque deal was cooked by Deco without the blessings from the so called “COACH” Xavi. It seems that there is bad blood between Deco and Xavi.
Selling or swapping victor Rogue is a total bullshit, if victor is given a chance I believe he will perform, why not swap feran instead? Lewandoski is old and his playing time is coming to an end, the only backup central forward we have now is Victor, why swapping Victor instead of giving him a chance? I’ve always known Xavi to be a racist and he’s high time the board look into this and stop him if not Barca as a team will never improve.
xavi is an idiot
xavi and laporta una be problem for barca
Xavi is frustrating some good players in barca because of his lack of experience as a young coach
Xavi should had given rogue time, check on the cases of dembele, f.de Jong, just to name some few, their impacts were not just immediate
Xavi out please why not swap ferran for Felix better still return Felix since we are getting Nico why don’t we get a black pivot like Yaya toure profile xavi is a problem for barcelona
Xavi should hear fans voice and leave what he is doing now if not, this summer will be better than next summer. Keeping a lapses players and be selling a potential players who could help club.
Xavi is not fair at all he should hear the complaints of the fans
Xavi must go he is trabalistic
For me jjao Felix is more than Victor,but I don’t know why Xavi doesn’t like to play with Jao Felix.
Xavi is dracking Barcelona fc into the pit, it’s high time they let him go, he’s a front and a failure, he failed big time as coach must especially at Barca.
I totally am against the bad treatment Roque received from Xavi. Our team is headed in the wrong direction if players from different racial grouping are not equally treated like some dead wood such as Ferran Torres. Xavi used not to pass soccer unto Yaya Toure while he was still playing for Barca before he headed to Man. City. Please get rid of those players on the roaster and retain good players such as Mikhail Faye who is as good if not better than Inigo Martinez, Hector Fort and many others.
Barca can do better
lol haahahahahah
wtf
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sounds good
Xavi you are very stupid for that decision you did not give this boy playing time and you just want to loan him out I always said it right from day that xavi is still average coach is not the right coach for Barcelona
Xavi that was a bad idea from you if not that i respect you as our legend i know what i would have said to you.just give the boy playing time and see what the brazillian talent got to play